Freesia corymbosa

Freesia corymbosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Freesieae
Genus: Freesia
Species: Freesia corymbosa

Name

Freesia corymbosa (Burm.f.) N.E.Br., 1929

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gladiolus corymbosus Burm.f., Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 2 (1768).
• Heterotypic
  • Tritonia odorata G.Lodd. ex Bosse, Blumen-Zeitung 12: 347 (1839).
  • Freesia odorata (G.Lodd. ex Bosse) Eckl. ex Klatt, Linnaea 34: 672 (1866).
  • Freesia refracta var. odorata (G.Lodd. ex Bosse) Baker, Handb. Irid.: 167 (1892), nom. illeg.
  • Freesia armstrongii W.Watson, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 25: 149 (1898).
  • Freesia metelerkampiae L.Bolus, S. African Gard. 17: 337 (1927).
  • Freesia brevis N.E.Br., S. African Gard. 23: 263 (1933).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Brown, N.E., 1929. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew. Kew 1929:132.

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. Freesia corymbosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Freesia corymbosa. 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 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Freesia corymbosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jan 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Freesia corymbosa. Published online. Accessed: Jan 26 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Freesia corymbosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: common freesia, Common Freesia
italiano: Fresia

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