Ferraria

Ferraria uncinata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Irideae
Genus: Ferraria
Species: F. brevifolia – F. candelabrum – F. crispa – F. densepunctulata – F. divaricata – F. ferrariola – F. flava – F. foliosa – F. glutinosa – F. macrochlamys – F. ornata – F. ovata – F. parva – F. schaeferi – F. spithamaea – F. uncinata – F. variabilis – F. welwitschii

Name

Ferraria Burm. ex Mill., Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict. 2: 187. (1759)

• Type species: Ferraria crispa Burm. (1759)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: S. DR Congo to S. Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Baleares, Canary Is., Madeira, Norfolk Is., Portugal, South Australia, Spain, Victoria, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Burman, J. 1759. Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary 2: Fig. Pl. 187.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 
• Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. 2011. Systematics and biology of the African genus Ferraria (Iridaceae: Irideae). Bothalia 41(1): 1-40. DOI: 10.4102/abc.v41i1.33 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ferraria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 09. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ferraria. 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 Feb 09. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ferraria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ferraria. Published online. Accessed: Feb 09 2022.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Ферария
čeština: ferárie
suomi: Kutrikit
русский: Феррария

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