Tritonia squalida

Tritonia squalida

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Tritonia
Species: Tritonia squalida

Name

Tritonia squalida (Aiton) Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 16: t. 581 plate (1802).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ixia squalida Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 61 (1789).
• Homotypic
  • Tapeinia squalida (Aiton) F.Dietr., Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 9: 19 (1823).
  • Waitzia squalida (Aiton) Kreysig, Verz. Warm. & Kalt. Hauspflanzen Gart. Dresden: 52 (1829).
  • Montbretia squalida (Aiton) Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 611 (1845).
  • Tritonixia squalida (Aiton) Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 356 (1882).
• Heterotypic
  • Tritonia squalida var. patula Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 61 (1789).
  • Ixia similis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 38 (1796).
  • Ixia hyalina Desf. ex Redouté, Liliac. 2: t. 87 (1804), nom. illeg. (homonym of Ixia hyalina L.f. 1782)
  • Tritonia magniflora Dehnh., Cat. Pl. Horti Camald., ed. 2: 24 (1832).
  • Tritonia pulchella Dehnh., Cat. Pl. Horti Camald., ed. 2: 24 (1832).
  • Montbretia lancea Endl. ex Heynh., Alph. Aufz. Gew.: 417 (1847).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Sims, J. 1801–1803. Curtis’s botanical magazine, comprising the plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of other botanical establishments in Great Britain; with suitable descriptions. Vol. XV–XVI pp. 505–596. Lovell Reeve, London. BHL Reference page. 
• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. I. Monandria–Heptandria. XXX+496 pp., tt. 1–6. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Tritonia squalida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 07. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Tritonia squalida. 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 07. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Tritonia squalida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Tritonia squalida. Published online. Accessed: Feb 07 2022.

Vernacular names

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