Freesia

Freesia laxa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Freesieae
Genus: Freesia

Species

F. andersoniae – F. caryophyllacea – F. corymbosa – F. fergusoniae – F. fucata – F. grandiflora – F. laxa – F. leichtlinii – F. marginata – F. occidentalis – F. praecox – F. refracta – F. sparrmanii – F. speciosa – F. verrucosa – F. viridis

Name

Freesia Eckl. ex Klatt, Linnaea 34: 672 (1866), nom. cons.

• Type species: Freesia refracta (Jacq.) Klatt, Linnaea 34: 673 (1866)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Anomatheca Ker Gawl. in König & Sims, Ann. Bot. 1: 227 (1804).
    • Type species: A. juncea (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
  • Nymanina Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 701 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced) Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia. Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Madeira (introduced). Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Rwanda, Zaire. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean St.Helena (introduced). Regional: Western Indian Ocean Mauritius, Réunion (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate (introduced) Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands, New South Wales. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Caribbean Bermuda. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Klatt, F.W. 1866. Linnaea 34: 672.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Freesia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Freesia. Published online. Accessed: 11 September 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Freesia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 September 2019.

Vernacular names

suomi: Freesiat
italiano: Fresia
日本語: フリージア
中文: 香雪兰属
中文（简体）: 香雪兰属

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