Freesia laxa subsp. azurea

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 laxa
Subspecies: Freesia laxa subsp. azurea

Name

Freesia laxa subsp. azurea (Goldblatt & Hutchings) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Syst. Bot. 20: 171. 1995.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Anomatheca laxa subsp. azurea Goldblatt & Hutchings, Novon 3: 146. 1993.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: South Tropical Africa Mozambique. Regional: Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. 1995. Phylogeny of the African Genera Anomatheca and Freesia (Iridaceae: Ixioideae), and a New Genus Xenoscapa. Systematic Botany 20(2): 161–178. DOI: 10.2307/2419447 Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Freesia laxa subsp. azurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 25. Reference page.