Hesperantha coccinea

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 coccinea

Name

Hesperantha coccinea (Backh. & Harv.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Synonyms

Basionym
- Schizostylis coccinea Backh. & Harv., Bot. Mag. 90: t. 5422 (1864).
Heterotypic
- Schizostylis pauciflora Klatt, Linnaea 35: 380 (1867).
- Schizostylis ixioides Harv. ex Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 108 (1877).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C., 1996. Novon; a Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. St. Louis, MO 6:263.

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.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hesperantha coccinea 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 coccinea. 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 coccinea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Feb 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Hesperantha coccinea. Published online. Accessed: Feb 03 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hesperantha coccinea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Rooi-rivierlelie, Kafferlelie
Deutsch: Roter Sumpfspaltgriffel
English: River lily, Kaffir lily
français: Berce sphondyle
Nederlands: Rode kafferlelie
Sesotho: Khahla e nyenyane, Khahlana
svenska: Vinterlilja

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