Freesia laxa subsp. laxa

Freesia laxa subsp. laxa

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. laxa

Name

Freesia laxa subsp. laxa

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Anomatheca cruenta Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 16: t. 1369. 1830.
    • Lapeirousia cruenta (Lindl.) Baker, Handb. Irid.: 173. 1892.
    • Freesia cruenta (Lindl.) Klatt in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 187. 1894.
  • Lapeirousia graebneriana Harms, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 366. 1900.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Madeira (introduced). Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Rwanda, Zaïre. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Mauritius, Réunion (introduced). Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands, New South Wales (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida (introduced). Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Freesia laxa subsp. laxa 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.