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Ver. 19.2
March 25th, 2024

140.0000 Family Iridaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 57 (1789), nom. cons.
70 genera, ca. 2500 spp.
Species listed in database: 2556; hybrids: 45
= Crocaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot.: 266, 283 (1818)
= Galaxiaceae Raf.; New Fl. N. Amer. 1: 72 (1836)
= Geosiridaceae Jonker; Receuil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 36: 477. seors. impr (1939), nom. cons.
= Gladiolaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 34 (1838)
= Isophysidaceae F.A.Barkley; Revista Fac. Nac. Agron. Medellin Univ. Antioquia 8: 152 (1948)
= Ixiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 51 (1834)
140.6333 Genus Freesia Eckl. ex Klatt; Linnaea 34: 1865 (1866) 672
Distribution: Tropical and South Africa. Revision: Goldblatt & J. C. Manning 2010
Species listed in database: 16
= Nymanina Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 701 (1891)
= Anomatheca Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 227 (1805)
species :
Freesia andersoniae L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 17: 337 (1927)
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., Free State, N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 1 Freesia
species :
Freesia caryophyllacea (Burm.f.) N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 134 (1929)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Viridibractea, ser. Viridibractea
Synonyms: hidden
= Anomatheca xanthospila (Redouté) Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.; Syst. Veg., 1: 154 (1824)
= Freesia elimensis L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 23: 167, 168 (1933)
= Freesia parva N.E.Br.; J. S. African Bot. 1: 9 (1935)
= Freesia xanthospila (DC.) Klatt; Linnaea 34: 1865 (1866) 673
= Gladiolus xanthospilus DC.; Red. Liliac. 3: t. 124 (1805)
= Ixia caryophyllacea Burm.f.; Fl. Indica, Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1 (1768)
= Montbretia xanthospila (Redouté) Heynh.; Alph. Aufz. Gew.: 418 (1847)
= Tritonia xanthospila (Redouté) Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.; Syst. Veg., 1: 154 (1824)
= Waitzia xanthospila (Redouté) Heynh.; Nom. Bot. Hort.: 855 (1841)
species :
Freesia corymbosa (Burm.f.) N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 132 (1929)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 1 Freesia
Synonyms: hidden
= Freesia armstrongii W.Watson; Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 25: 149 (1898)
= Freesia aurea Hend. ex Gumbl.; Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 19: 392 (1896)
= Freesia brevis N.E.Br.; S. African Gard. 23: 263 (1933), nom. illeg. superfl. for F. metelerkampiae L. Bolus
= Freesia corymbosa var. aurea (Hend. ex Gumbl.) N.E.Br.; J. S. African Bot. 1: 16 (1935)
= Freesia metelerkampiae L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 17: 337 (1927)
= 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.
= Gladiolus corymbosus Burm.f.; Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 2 (1768)
= Montbretia odorata (G.Lodd. ex Bosse) Heynh.; Alph. Aufz. Gew.: 418 (1847)
= Tritonia odorata G.Lodd. ex Bosse; Blumen-Zeitung 12: 347 (1839)
= Waitzia odorata (G.Lodd. ex Bosse) Heynh.; Nom. Bot. Hort.: 854 (1841)
species :
Freesia fergusoniae L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 17: 337 (1927)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Viridibractea, ser. Viridibractea
species :
Freesia fucata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Bothalia 31: 189 (2001)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Viridibractea, ser. Viridibractea
species :
Freesia grandiflora (Baker) Klatt; T. Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 1893 (1894) 187
subspecies :
subsp. grandiflora
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Remarks: subgen. 1 Freesia
Synonyms: hidden
= Anomatheca grandiflora Baker; J. Bot. 14: 337 (1876)
= Freesia rubella Baker; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 868 (1901)
= Lapeirousia graminifolia (Baker) L.Bolus; J. Bot. 47: 135 (1929)
= Tritonia graminifolia Baker; Handb. Irid.: 195 (1892)
subspecies :
subsp. occulta J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 27: 111 (2010)
Distribution: Mozambique
26 MOZ
species :
Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Syst. Bot. 20(2): 171 (1995)
subspecies :
subsp. laxa
Distribution: Gibraltar [I]; Morocco [I]; SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Australia [I] (Queensland [I], New South Wales [I]); Norfolk Isl. [I]; New Zealand [I]; USA [I] (Florida [I]); Argentina [I]
12 gib 20 mor 23 RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM 27 SAF SWZ 29 mau reu 50 aus nfk 51 nzl 78 usa 85 arg
Remarks: subgen. 1 Freesia
Synonyms: hidden
= Anomatheca cruenta Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 16: t. 1369 (1830)
= Anomatheca laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt; J. S. Afr Bot. 37(4): 442 (1971)
= Freesia cruenta (Lindl.) Klatt; T. Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 1893 (1894) 187
= Gladiolus laxus Thunb.; Fl. Cap. ed. Schult. 50 (1823)
= Lapeirousia cruenta (Lindl.) Baker; Handb. Irid.: 173 (1892)
= Lapeirousia graebneriana Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 366 (1900)
= Lapeirousia grandiflora Jacq.; Ann. Fl. Pomone 1835-1836: 120 (1836), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Lapeirousia laxa (Thunb.) N.E.Br.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 24 (1928)
= Meristostigma laxum (Thunb.) A.Dietr.; Sp. Pl. 2: 597 (1833)
subspecies :
subsp. azurea (Goldblatt & Hutchings) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Syst. Bot. 20(2): 171 (1995)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
26 MOZ 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Anomatheca laxa subsp. azurea Goldblatt & Hutchings; Novon 3(2): 146 (1993)
species :
Freesia leichtlinii Klatt; Regel, Gartenfl. (1874) 289
subspecies :
subsp. leichtlinii
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Viridibractea, ser. Viridibractea
Synonyms: hidden
= Freesia gentilis N.E.Br.; J. S. African Bot. 1: 20 (1935)
= Freesia muirii N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., III 92: 467 (1932)
= Freesia xanthospila var. leichtlinii (Klatt) N.E.Br.; 22 (1935)
= Nymanina leichtlinii (Klatt) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 701 (1891)
= Sparaxis thoubertii Klatt; Gartenflora (1874) 289
subspecies :
subsp. alba (G.L.Mey.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 27: 70 (2010)
Distribution: Spain [I]; Greece [I]; Crete [I]; South Africa (W-Cape Prov.); East Aegaean Isl. [I]
12 spa 13 grc kri 27 SAF 34 eai
Synonyms: hidden
= Freesia alba (G.L.Mey.) Gumbl.; Gard. Chron., III 19: 392 (1896)
= Freesia herbertii N.E.Br.; J. S. African Bot. 1: 14 (1935)
= Freesia middlemostii F.Barker; S. African Gard. 23: 112 (1933)
= Freesia picta N.E.Br.; J. S. African Bot. 1: 21 (1935)
= Freesia refracta var. alba G.L.Mey.; Z. Schweiz. Gartenbau 1: 37 (1881)
= Freesia sparrmannii var. alba (G.L.Mey.) N.E.Br.; t. 11 (1921)
species :
Freesia marginata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Novon 15: 168 (2005)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Viridibractea, ser. Viridibractea
species :
Freesia occidentalis L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 23: 255, 266 (1933)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 1 Freesia
Synonyms: hidden
= Freesia framesii L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 24: 243, 245 (1934)
species :
Freesia praecox J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 27: 65 (2010)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Viridibractea, ser. Viridibractea
species :
Freesia refracta (Jacq.) Eckl. ex Klatt; Linnaea 34: 673 (1866)
Distribution: Portugal [I]; Spain [I]; Gibraltar [I]; SE-France [I]; Monaco [c]; Madeira [I] (Madeira Isl. [I]); Canary Isl. [I] (Gran Canaria [I]); South Africa (W-Cape Prov.); Java [I]; New Zealand [I]; USA [I] (California [I], Florida [I]); Colombia [I]; Argentina [I]
12 fra gib mco por spa 21 cny mdr 27 SAF 42 jaw 51 nzl 76 usa 78 usa 82 clm 85 arg
Remarks: subgen. 1 Freesia
Synonyms: hidden
= Freesia alba Baker; Handb. Irid. (1892) 167
= Freesia hurlingii L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 23: 112 (1933)
= Gladiolus refractus Jacq.; Icon. Pl. Rar. 2(16): 4, t. 241 (1795)
= Gladiolus resupinatus Pers.; Syn. 1: 45 (1805)
= Montbretia refracta (Jacq.) Endl. ex Heynh.; Nom. 2: 418 (1847)
= Nymanina refracta (Jacq.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 701 (1891)
= Sparaxis herbertii Voss; Vilmorin´s Blumeng., ed. 3, Sieber & Voss 1: 990 (1895) [in syn.]
= Sparaxis joubertii Eckl. ex Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 164 (1877)
= Tritonia refracta (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 228 (1804)
= Waitzia odorata Heynh.; Nom. 1: 854 (1841)
= Waitzia refracta (Jacq.) Heynh.; Nom. 1: 855 (1841)
species :
Freesia sparrmannii (Thunb.) N.E.Br.; Fl. Pl. South Africa t. 1 I (1921)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Viridibractea, ser. Viridibractea
Synonyms: hidden
= Gladiolus sparrmannii Thunb.; Fl. Cap., ed. 2: 49 (1823)
= Ixia sparrmannii (Thunb.) Roem. & Schult.; 285 (1822)
= Meristostigma sparmannii (Thunb.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 130 (1841)
species :
Freesia speciosa L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 19: 385 (1929)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 1 Freesia
Synonyms: hidden
= Freesia flava (E.Phillips & N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.; J. S. African Bot. 1: 27 (1935)
= Freesia sparrmanii var. flava E.Phillips & N.E.Br.; Fl. Pl. South Africa 1: t. 11 (1921)
species :
Freesia verrucosa (B.Vogel) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Syst. Bot. 20(2): 171 (1995)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 1 Freesia
Synonyms: hidden
= Anomatheca juncea (Ker Gawl.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 227 (1804)
= Anomatheca verrucosa (B.Vogel) Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 37(4): 442 (1971)
= Freesia juncea (Pourr.) Klatt; Dur. & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 187 (1894)
= Gladiolus amabilis Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 41 (1796), without type
= Gladiolus excisus Jacq.; Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 4: 46 (1804)
= Gladiolus junceus L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 94 (1782), nom. illeg.
= Gladiolus paniculatus Pers.; Syn. Pl. 1: 45 (1805), nom. illeg. superfl. for G. polystachyus Andrews
= Gladiolus polystachyus Andrews; Bot. Repos. 1: t. 66 (1799)
= Gladiolus pulchellus Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 39 (1796)
= Ixia emarginata Lam.; Encycl. 3: 342 (1789)
= Ixia gawleri Schrad.; Neues J. Bot. 4(1): 67 (1810), nom. superfl.
= Ixia verrucosa B.Vogel; C. J. Trew, Pl. Rar.: t. 24 (1784)
= Lapeirousia juncea Pourr.; Mém. Acad. Sci. Toulouse 3: 79 (1788)
= Meristostigma junceum (Pourr.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 130 (1841)
= Peyrousia juncea (Pourr.) Poir.; Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2, 39: 364 (1826)
species :
Freesia viridis (Aiton) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Syst. Bot. 20(2): 172 (1995)
subspecies :
subsp. viridis
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Viridibractea, ser. Alatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Anomatheca viridis (Aiton) Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 37(4): 443 (1971)
= Gladiolus viridis Aiton; Hort. Kew. ed. I. 3: 481 (1789)
= Lapeirousia viridis (Aiton) L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 22: 276 (1932)
= Montbretia viridis (Aiton) Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calc. 610 (1845)
= Tapeinia viridis (Aiton) F.Dietr.; Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 9: 19 (1823)
= Tritonia viridis (Aiton) Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. t. 1275 (1810)
= Waitzia viridis (Aiton) Kreysig; Verz. Warm. & Kalt. Hauspflanzen Gart. Dresden: 52 (1829)
subspecies :
subsp. crispifolia (Goldblatt) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 03:55 (2010)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Anomatheca viridis subsp. crispifolia Goldblatt; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 4: 87 (1972)
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