Watsonia marginata

Watsonia marginata

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
Subgenus: W. subg. Neuberia
Species: Watsonia marginata

Name

Watsonia marginata (L.f.) Ker Gawl. (1802)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gladiolus marginatus L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 95. 1782.

• Homotypic
  • Antholyza marginata (L.f.) Page ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 106. 1840.
  • Ixia marginata (L.f.) Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 59. 1789.
  • Neuberia marginata (L.f.) Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 37. 1827, nom. inval.

• Heterotypic
  • Gladiolus glumaceus Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 186. 1800.
  • Ixia sceptrum Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 158. 1877.
  • Watsonia alba Arderne, Garden (London, 1871-1927) 43: 229. 1893.
  • Watsonia glumacea (Thunb.) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 3: 583. 1907.
  • Watsonia marginata var. minor Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 37: t. 1530. 1813.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa W. Cape Prov. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ker Gawler, J.B. 1802. Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed... London 17: t. 608.

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. Watsonia marginata 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 marginata. 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 marginata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Watsonia marginata. Published online. Accessed: Feb 08 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Watsonia marginata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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