Geissorhiza aspera

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Geissorhiza aspera Goldblatt, 1970

Heterotypic
- Ixia secunda P.J.Bergius, Descr. Pl. Cap.: 6 (1767), sensu auct.
- Gladiolus junceus Burm.f., Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 2 (1768).
- Geissorhiza secunda Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 224 (1804), nom. superfl.

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

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.
Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Geissorhiza aspera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 02. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Geissorhiza aspera. 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 02. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Geissorhiza aspera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Feb 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Geissorhiza aspera. Published online. Accessed: Feb 02 2022.

Afrikaans: blousysie
English: blue satin flower

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