Geissorhiza radians

Geissorhiza radians

Geissorhiza radians

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Geissorhiza
Species: Geissorhiza radians

Name

Geissorhiza radians (Thunb.) Goldblatt, 1983.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ixia radians Thunb. in G.F.Hoffmann, Phytogr. Bl. 1: 3. 1803.

• Heterotypic
  • Geissorhiza cyanea Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 20. 1827, nom. inval.
  • Geissorhiza rocheana Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 399. 1826.
  • Geissorhiza tulipifera Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 390. 1882.
  • Ixia azurea Banks ex Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 17: t. 598. 1802, pro syn.
  • Rochea venusta Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 322. 1812.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa SW. Cape Prov. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Goldblatt, P. 1983. Nordic J. Bot. 3: 441.

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Geissorhiza radians in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 03. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Geissorhiza radians. 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 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Geissorhiza radians. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Geissorhiza radians. Published online. Accessed: Feb 03 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: kelkiewyn
English: wine cup

For more multimedia, look at Geissorhiza radians on Wikimedia Commons.