Nivenia

Nivenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Nivenioideae
Genus: Nivenia
Ventenat
Type species
Nivenia corymbosa
(Ker Gawler) Baker
Synonyms[1]

Genlisia Rchb.

Nivenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1808. Species in the genus are restricted in distribution to an area in the Cape Province of South Africa.[1]

The genus name is a tribute to the Scottish botanist James Niven, one of the first to collect the genus.[2]

Species[1]
  1. Nivenia argentea Goldblatt
  2. Nivenia binata Klatt
  3. Nivenia concinna N.E.Br - Viljoens Pass
  4. Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker
  5. Nivenia dispar N.E.Br - Olifantskloof
  6. Nivenia fruticosa (L.f.) Baker - Langeberg Mountains
  7. Nivenia inaequalis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning[3]
  8. Nivenia levynsiae Weim.
  9. Nivenia parviflora Goldblatt
  10. Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt
  11. Nivenia stokoei (L.Guthrie) N.E.Br. - Caledon

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 105–108. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
  3. ↑ Manning JC, Goldblatt P (2007). "Nivenia argentea misunderstood, and the new species Nivenia inaequalis (Nivenioideae)". Bothalia. 37 (2): 192–96.


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