Sparaxis grandiflora

Sparaxis grandiflora

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Sparaxis
Species: Sparaxis grandiflora
Subspecies: (4)
S. g. subsp. acutiloba – S. g. subsp. fimbriata – S. g. subsp. grandiflora – S. g. subsp. violacea

Name

Sparaxis grandiflora (D.Delaroche) Ker Gawl., 1804

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ixia grandiflora D.Delaroche, Descr. Pl. Aliq. Nov.: 23 (1766).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa South-West Cape Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ker Gawler, J.B., 1804. Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 225

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

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sparaxis grandiflora. Accessed: 2022 Mar 21.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sparaxis grandiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 21. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sparaxis grandiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sparaxis grandiflora. 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 Mar 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sparaxis grandiflora. Published online. Accessed: 21 Mar 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sparaxis grandiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Mar 2022.

Vernacular names

Cymraeg: Sbaracsis
English: Fragrant wandflower
中文: 大花魔杖花, 南非鸢尾

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