Dietes bicolor

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Irideae
Genus: Dietes
Species: Dietes bicolor
Subspecies: (2)
D. b. subsp. armeniaca – D. b. subsp. bicolor

Name edit

Dietes bicolor (Steud.) Sweet ex Klatt (1866)

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Moraea bicolor Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 159. (1841)
  • Homotypic
    • Iris bicolor Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 17: t. 1404. (1831), nom. illeg., non Mill. (1768)
    • Dietes bicolor Sweet ex Loud., Hort. Brit. [Loudon], ed. 2: 587. (1832), nom. inval.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Africa
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces,

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

Afrikaans: Poublom
English: African lily
magyar: Kétlaki kaffernőszirom
中文: 双色野鸢尾, 褐斑离被鸢尾


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