Sparaxis

Sparaxis villosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Sparaxis
Species: S. auriculata – S. bulbifera – S. caryophyllacea – S. elegans – S. fragrans – S. galeata – S. grandiflora – S. maculosa – S. metelerkampiae – S. parviflora – S. pillansii – S. roxburghii – S. tricolor – S. variegata – S. villosa

Name

Sparaxis Ker Gawl., 1804.

• Typus: non design.

Synonyms

• Anactorion Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 34. 1838.
• × Sparanthera Cif. & Giacom., Nomencl. Fl. Ital. 1: 145. 1950.
• Streptanthera Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 3: t. 209. 1827.
• Synnotia Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: t. 150. 1826.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Azores, California, Great Britain, Madeira, Portugal, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ker Gawler, J.B. 1804. Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 225.

Additional references

• Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J. (2013). Systematics and biology of the Cape genus Sparaxis (Iridaceae) Strelitzia 32: 1-75. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sparaxis. Accessed: 2022 Mar 5.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sparaxis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 5. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sparaxis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 5. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sparaxis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sparaxis. Published online. Accessed: 5 Mar 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sparaxis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Mar 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Wandflower
日本語: スパラクシス属
русский: Спараксис
中文: 魔杖花属, 芒苞菖属

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