Chasmanthe aethiopica

Chasmanthe aethiopica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Chasmanthe
Species: Chasmanthe aethiopica

Name

Chasmanthe aethiopica (L.) N.E.Br. (1932)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Antholyza aethiopica L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 863. 1759.

• Homotypic
  • Gladiolus aethiopicus (L.) Drapiez, Dict. Sci. Nat. 5: 129. 1853.
  • Petamenes aethiopica (L.) Allan, Bull. New Zealand Dept. Sci. Industr. Res. 83: 305. 1940.

• Heterotypic
  • Antholyza aethiopica var. immarginata Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 167. 1896.
  • Antholyza aethiopica var. ringens Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 167. 1896.
  • Antholyza aethiopica var. vittigera (Salisb.) Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 167. 1896.
  • Antholyza immarginata (Baker) Thunb. ex N.E.Br., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 17. 1928.
  • Antholyza ringens Andrews, Bot. Repos. 1: t. 32. 1798, nom. illeg. non L. (1753).
  • Antholyza vittigera Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 324. 1812.
  • Chasmanthe peglerae N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 273. 1932.
  • Chasmanthe vittigera (Salisb.) N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 274. 1932.
  • Gladiolus stoloniferus Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 31. 1796.
  • Petamenes peglerae (N.E.Br.) E.Phillips, Bothalia 4: 44. 1941.
  • Petamenes vittigera (Salisb.) E.Phillips, Bothalia 4: 44. 1941.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Prov. Introduced into: Baleares, Canary Is., East Aegean Is., Madeira, Portugal, Spain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, N.E. 1932. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 20: 274.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Chasmanthe aethiopica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Chasmanthe aethiopica. 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 Jan 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Chasmanthe aethiopica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jan 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Chasmanthe aethiopica. Published online. Accessed: Jan 31 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chasmanthe aethiopica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Cobra lily

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