Bobartia indica

Bobartia indica

Bobartia indica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Irideae
Genus: Bobartia
Species: Bobartia indica

Name

Bobartia indica L., 1753.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bobartia juncea Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 313. 1812, nom. superfl.

• Heterotypic
  • Aristea spathacea Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 158. 1824.
  • Bobartia linnaei Pritz., Icon. Bot. Index 2: 47. 1855.
  • Bobartia purcellii Gillett, J. Bot. 68: 105. 1930.
  • Bobartia spathacea (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Irid. Gen.: 30. 1827.
  • Hecaste juncea Sol. ex Schumach., Skr. Naturhist.-Selsk. 3: 10. 1793.
  • Hecaste spathacea (L.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 309. 1898.
  • Marica spathacea (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 3: t. 220. 1817.
  • Moraea spathacea L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 99. 1782.
  • Sisyrinchium spathaceum (L.f.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 50. 1805.
  • Xyris altissima Lodd., Bot. Cab. 19: t. 1900. 1833.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Reference page. : 54.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants, volume 2. MIM, Deurne. 492pp. In two parts. ISBN 90-572-0006-6. Reference page. 
• 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. Bobartia indica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 09. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Bobartia indica. 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 09. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Bobartia indica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Bobartia indica. Published online. Accessed: Feb 09 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: besembiesie, biesieriet, biesroei, blombiesie

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