Watsonia meriana

Watsonia meriana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Watsonieae
Genus: Watsonia
Species: Watsonia meriana

Name

Watsonia meriana (L.) Mill., 1768

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Antholyza meriana L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 863 (1759).
• Homotypic
  • Gladiolus merianus (L.) Thunb., Diss.: 14 (1784).
  • Gladiolus amoenus Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 39 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Ixia meriana (L.) Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 52 (1821).
• Heterotypic
  • Antholyza meriana var. minor L., Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 2: 77 (1767).
  • Gladiolus iridifolius Jacq., Collectanea 4: 151 (1791).
  • Antholyza fulgens Andrews, Bot. Repos. 3: t. 192 (1801).
  • Watsonia iridifolia (Jacq.) Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 17: t. 600 (1802).
  • Watsonia iridifolia var. fulgens (Andrews) Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 17: 600 (1802).
  • Watsonia fulgens (Andrews) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 42 (1805).
  • Watsonia fulgida Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 323 (1812), nom. superfl.
  • Ixia iridifolia (Jacq.) Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 52 (1821), nom. illeg.
  • Gladiolus infundibuliformis Schrank, Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 2: 198 (1822).
  • Neuberia pyramidalis Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 37 (1827), not validly publ.
  • Watsonia meriana var. iridifolia (Jacq.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 158 (1877).
  • Watsonia meriana var. platypetala Baker, Handb. Irid.: 175 (1892).
  • Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus, Ann. Bolus Herb. 3: 140 (1922).
  • Watsonia vivipara J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus, Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 117 (1927).
  • Watsonia leipoldtii L.Bolus, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 328 (1932).
  • Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera (J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus) D.A.Cooke, J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 18: 6 (1998).

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

• Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. : ed. 8: Watsonia no. 1.

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. Watsonia meriana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Watsonia meriana. 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 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Watsonia meriana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Watsonia meriana. Published online. Accessed: Feb 08 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Watsonia meriana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: bulbil bugle-lily

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