Hesperantha

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Hesperantha
Hesperantha coccinea-001.jpg
Hesperantha coccinea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Crocoideae
Tribe:
Genus: Hesperantha
Ker Gawl.
Type species
Hesperantha falcata
(L.f.) Ker Gawl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hesperanthus Salisb.
  • Schizostylis Backh. & Harv.

Hesperantha is a genus of cormous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "evening", and anthos, meaning "flower".[2]

There are approximately 79 species, mostly native to southern Africa, but with four species reaching tropical Africa. All except one grow from corms.[1][citation needed]

The synonym Schizostylis is widely used in British horticulture for the single rhizomatous species S. coccinea, widely cultivated as a garden flower, and with numerous cultivars.[3] Common names include scarlet river lily and crimson flag. [1]

Species[]

  • (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ker Gawl.
  • Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Goldblatt
  • Baker
  • Willd.
  • Baker
  • Baker
  • (Baker) G.J.Lewis
  • Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • Baker
  • Baker
  • Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
  • Hesperantha coccinea (Backh. & Harv.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
  • Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Klatt
  • Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • (Baker) Benth. ex Baker
  • Goldblatt
  • (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
  • Baker
  • G.J.Lewis
  • Klatt
  • Goldblatt
  • Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Baker
  • G.J.Lewis
  • Schltr. ex
  • Baker
  • Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • (Baker) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • (Baker) Goldblatt
  • Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • Baker
  • (Klatt)
  • Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
  • Baker
  • Baker
  • (Klatt) Baker
  • Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • R.C.Foster
  • (Baker) R.C.Foster
  • Baker
  • Goldblatt
  • (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis
  • Goldblatt
  • (Diels) Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • (Baker) G.J.Lewis
  • (A.Rich.) Baker
  • (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
  • Goldblatt
  • Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Baker
  • Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.
  • Goldblatt
  • N.E.Br. ex
  • Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • (Baker) R.C.Foster
  • Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • (Burm.f.) N.E.Br.
  • Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • Goldblatt
  • (Sweet) Goldblatt
  • Baker

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 172–75. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
  3. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.


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