Biology:Nivenia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Nivenia
Nivenia corymbosa (2).jpg
Nivenia corymbosa
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Nivenioideae
Genus: Nivenia
Ventenat
Type species
Nivenia corymbosa
(Ker Gawler) Baker
Synonyms[1]
  • Genlisia Rchb.

Nivenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1808. Species in the genus are restricted in distribution to an area in the Cape Province of South Africa .[1]

The genus name is a tribute to the Scottish botanist James Niven (1774-1826), one of the first to collect the genus.[2]

Species[1]
  • Nivenia argentea Goldblatt
  • Nivenia binata Klatt
  • Nivenia concinna N.E.Br - Viljoens Pass
  • Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker
  • Nivenia dispar N.E.Br - Olifantskloof
  • Nivenia fruticosa (L.f.) Baker - Langeberg Mountains
  • Nivenia inaequalis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning[3]
  • Nivenia levynsiae Weim.
  • Nivenia parviflora Goldblatt
  • Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt
  • Nivenia stokoei (L.Guthrie) N.E.Br. - Caledon

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 105–108. ISBN 0-88192-897-6. 
  3. "Nivenia argentea misunderstood, and the new species Nivenia inaequalis (Nivenioideae)". Bothalia 37 (2): 192–96. 2007. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7041785 entry