Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. grandiflora

Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. 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: Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. grandiflora

Name

Sparaxis grandiflora (D.Delaroche) Ker Gawl. subsp. grandiflora, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ixia uniflora L., Mant. Pl. 1: 27 (1767).
  • Ixia aristata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 57 (1789), nom. illeg.
  • Ixia holosericea Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 9 (1797).
  • Ixia aristata var. atropurpurea Andrews, Bot. Repos. 2: t. 87 (1800).
  • Belamcanda aristata Moench, Suppl. Meth.: 214 (1802).
  • Belamcanda semiflexuosa Moench, Suppl. Meth.: 214 (1802).
  • Ixia lacera L. ex Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 1: 398 (1817).
  • Sparaxis meleagris Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 27 (1827).
  • Sparaxis stellaris D.Don in R.Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 7: t. 383 (1837).
  • Sparaxis grandiflora var. stellaris (D.Don) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 99 (1877).
  • Sparaxis atropurpurea Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 389 (1882), nom. superfl.

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

• 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. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. grandiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 06. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. 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 Feb 06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: fragrant wandflower