Watsonia laccata

Watsonia laccata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Watsonieae
Genus: Watsonia
Species: Watsonia laccata

Name

Watsonia laccata (Jacq.) Ker Gawl., 1803

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gladiolus laccatus Jacq., Collectanea 4: 171 (1791).
• Heterotypic
  • Antholyza spicata Andrews, Bot. Repos. 1: t. 56 (1799), nom. illeg.
  • Watsonia brevifolia Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 17: t. 601 (1802).
  • Watsonia erubescens Banks ex Ker-Gawl., Bot. Mag. 17: t. 631 (1803), nom. nud.
  • Gladiolus testaceus Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 105 (1805), nom. superfl.
  • Watsonia hyacinthoides Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 43 (1805).
  • Watsonia spicata Klatt in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 195 (1894), nom. superfl.
  • Watsonia caledonica Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 27 (1906).
  • Watsonia muirii E.Phillips, Ann. S. African Mus. 9: 351 (1917).
  • Watsonia albertiniensis R.Glover, Ann. Bolus Herb. 2: 162 (1918).

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., 1803. Bot. Mag. 17: t. 631

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2010. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 1: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Monocotyledoneae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0120-9, 455 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Watsonia laccata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Watsonia laccata. 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 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Watsonia laccata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Watsonia laccata. Published online. Accessed: Feb 08 2022.

Vernacular names

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