Sparaxis tricolor

Sparaxis tricolor

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Sparaxis
Species: Sparaxis tricolor

Name

Sparaxis tricolor (Schneev.) Ker Gawl., 1804.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ixia tricolor Schneev., Icon. Pl. Rar. 13: t. 39. 1794.

• Homotypic
  • Streptanthera tricolor (Schneev.) Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 390. 1882.

• Heterotypic
  • Sparaxis blanda Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 398. 1826.
  • Sparaxis grandiflora var. lineata (Sweet) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 99. 1877.
  • Sparaxis griffinii Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 398. 1826.
  • Sparaxis lineata Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 5: t. 131. 1832.
  • Sparaxis tricolor var. blanda (Sweet) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 99. 1877.
  • Sparaxis tricolor var. griffinii (Sweet) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 99. 1877.
  • Sparaxis tricolor var. versicolor (Sweet) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 99. 1877.
  • Sparaxis versicolor Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: t. 160. 1826.
  • Streptanthera lineata (Sweet) Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 390 (1882).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, California, Madeira, Portugal, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ker Gawler, J.B. 1804. Annals of Botany (Edited by König & Sims) 1: 225.

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

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: fluweeltjie
English: harlequin flower, wandflower
español: arlequín
日本語: スパラキシス、スイセンアヤメ

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