Tritonia (plant)

For the genus of nudibranchs, see Tritonia (gastropod).
Tritonia
Tritonia crocata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Ixioideae
Tribe: Ixieae
Genus: Tritonia
Ker Gawl.
Type species
Tritonia squalida
(Aiton) Ker Gawler
Synonyms[1]
  • Waitzia Rchb.
  • Montbretia DC.
  • Belendenia Raf.
  • Tritonixia Klatt
  • Montbretiopsis L.Bolus

Tritonia (flame freesia) is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family first described as a genus in 1802. They are naturally distributed across southern Africa, with a high concentration of species in Cape Province of western South Africa.[1] The genus is closely related to the genus Ixia.

Tritonia are small bulbous plants up to 8 cm, that appear in great numbers in spring. The leaves are fan-shaped. The flowers are shades of yellow, orange or brown, sweet-smelling, and give off a very strong fragrance, especially at night. They are not grazed.[2]

The genus name is derived from the Latin word triton, meaning "weathervane", and alludes to the apparently random arrangement of the stamens in some species.[3]

Cultivation

Hardiness: Zones 8–11

Species[1]
  1. Tritonia atrorubens L.Bolus - Cape Province
  2. Tritonia bakeri Klatt - Cape Province
  3. Tritonia cedarmontana Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cedarberg in Cape Province
  4. Tritonia chrysantha Fourc. - Cape Province
  5. Tritonia cooperi (Baker) Klatt - Cape Province
  6. Tritonia crocata (L.) Ker Gawl. - Cape Province
  7. Tritonia delpierrei M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
  8. Tritonia deusta (Aiton) Ker Gawl. - Cape Province
  9. Tritonia disticha (Klatt) Baker - South Africa, Swaziland
  10. Tritonia drakensbergensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
  11. Tritonia dubia Eckl. ex Klatt - Cape Province
  12. Tritonia flabellifolia (D.Delaroche) G.J.Lewis - Cape Province
  13. Tritonia florentiae (Marloth) Goldblatt - Cape Province
  14. Tritonia gladiolaris (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - South Africa, Lesotho; naturalized in Australia
  15. Tritonia kamisbergensis Klatt - Cape Province
  16. Tritonia karooica M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
  17. Tritonia lancea (Thunb.) N.E.Br. - Cape Province
  18. Tritonia laxifolia (Klatt) Baker - South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania
  19. Tritonia linearifolia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
  20. Tritonia marlothii M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
  21. Tritonia moggii Oberm. - Mozambique
  22. Tritonia nelsonii Baker - Botswana, Northern Province of South Africa
  23. Tritonia pallida Ker Gawl. - Cape Province
  24. Tritonia parvula N.E.Br. - Cape Province
  25. Tritonia securigera (Aiton) Ker Gawl. - Cape Province
  26. Tritonia squalida (Aiton) Ker Gawl. - Cape Province; naturalized in Australia
  27. Tritonia tugwelliae L.Bolus - Cape Province
  28. Tritonia undulata (Burm.f.) Baker - Cape Province

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington
  3. ↑ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 186–89. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.

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