Hesperantha acuta

Hesperantha acuta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Hesperantha
Species: Hesperantha acuta

Name

Hesperantha acuta (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ker Gawl., Irid. Gen.: 91 (1827).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ixia acuta Licht. ex Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 1: 383 (1817).
• Heterotypic
  • Hesperantha discolor N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 451 (1931).
  • Hesperantha tugwelliae R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 166: 26 (1948).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Ker Gawler, J.B. 1827. Iridearum Genera cum Ordinis Charactere Naturali, Specierum Enumeratione Symonymisque. 158 pp. Bruxellis. BHL Reference page. : 91

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. PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hesperantha acuta 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. Hesperantha acuta. 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. Hesperantha acuta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Hesperantha acuta. Published online. Accessed: Feb 03 2022.

Vernacular names

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