141.0000
Family
Iridaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. 57 (1789), nom. cons.
70 genera, ca. 2500 spp.
Species listed in database: 2546; 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)
141.6342
Genus
Hesperantha Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. [König & Sims] 1: 224 (1805)
Distribution: mostly South Africa, some tropical (south from Sahara) Africa
Species listed in database: 92
= Schizostylis Backh. & Harv.; Bot. Mag. t. 5422 (1864) ex Hook.f.
= Anomaza Laws. ex Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 323 (1812)
species :
Hesperantha acuta
(Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ker Gawl.; Irid. Gen. 91 (1827)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha acuta subsp. tugwelliae (R.C.Foster) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 37: 182 (2007)
= Hesperantha discolor N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 451 (1931)
= Hesperantha tugwelliae R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb., No. 166, 26 (1948)
= Ixia acuta Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 2: 383 (1817)
species :
Hesperantha alborosea
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43(3): 421 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha altimontana
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 414 (2003)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha bachmannii
Baker; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 1: 863 (1901)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha virginea Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. [König & Sims] 1: 225 (1804), nomen
= Ixia virginea Sol. ex Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. [König & Sims] 1: 225 (1804), pro syn.
species :
Hesperantha ballii
Wild; Kirkia 4: 136 (1964)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; Mozambique
26 MOZ ZIM
species :
Hesperantha baurii
Baker; J. Bot. 14: 182 (1876)
subspecies :
subsp. baurii
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha bifolia Baker; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 1: 865 (1901)
= Hesperantha disticha Klatt; Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 393 (1882)
= Hesperantha rubella Baker; J. Bot. 14: 239 (1876)
subspecies :
subsp. formosa
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43(3): 430 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Hesperantha brevicaulis
(Baker) G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 7: 30 (1941)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acidanthera brevicaulis Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 6: 132 (1896)
species :
Hesperantha brevifolia
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 121 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha brevistyla
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 420 (2003)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Free State)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha bulbifera
Baker; J. Bot. 14: 182 (1876)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Mpulamanga, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha sabiensis N.E.Br. ex R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 166: 23 (1948)
species :
Hesperantha candida
Baker; Handb. Irid. (1892) 151
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Hesperantha cedarmontana
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 106 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha ciliolata
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 59 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha coccinea
(Backh. & Harv.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Novon 6(3): 263 (1996)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; New Zealand [I]
26 MOZ 27 LES SAF SWZ 51 nzl
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizostylis coccinea Backh. & Harv.; Bot. Mag. t. 5422 (1864)
= Schizostylis pauciflora Klatt; Linnaea 35: 1867 (1868) 380
= Schizostylis ixioides Harv. ex Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 108 (1877)
species :
Hesperantha crocopsis
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37(2): 302 (1979)
Distribution: Lesotho
27 LES
species :
Hesperantha cucullata
Klatt; Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 12: 393 (1882)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha buhrii L.Bolus; J. Bot. 69: 13 (1931)
= Hesperantha montana Klatt; Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 393 (1882)
species :
Hesperantha curvula
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43(3): 416 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha debilis
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 411 (2003)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha decipiens
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 439 (2003)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha dolomitica
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 43(2): 145 (2013)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha elsiae
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 136 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha erecta
(Baker) Benth. ex Baker; Handb. Irid. 150 (1892)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Geissorhiza erecta Baker; J. Bot. 14: 238 (1876)
= Hesperantha semipatula R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 166: 24 (1948)
species :
Hesperantha eremophila
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 98: 119 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha exiliflora
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 419 (2003)
Distribution: Lesotho
27 LES
species :
Hesperantha falcata
(L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. [König & Sims] 1: 225 (1805)
subspecies :
subsp. falcata
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], South Australia [I])
27 SAF 50 aus
Synonyms: hidden
= Geissorhiza paucifora Baker; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 1004 (1904)
= Hesperantha insipida G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 7: 56 (1941)
= Hesperantha linearis (Jacq.) Fourc.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 21: 77 (1932)
= Hesperantha maritima Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 23 (1827), nomen
= Hesperantha pallida Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 23 (1827), nomen
= Hesperantha pentheri Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 26 (1906)
= Hesperantha trifolia R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb., No. 166, 26 (1948)
= Ixia falcata L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 92 (1782)
subspecies :
subsp. lutea
(Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 98: 119 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Geissorhiza lutea Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 21 (1827), nom. inval.
= Hesperantha lutea Baker; Handb. Irid. 149 (1892)
= Hesperantha lutea var. luculenta R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 166: 19 (1948)
species :
Hesperantha fibrosa
Baker; Handb. Irid. (1892) 149
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha filiformis
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 98: 117 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha flava
G.J.Lewis; S. African Gard. 23: 255 (1933)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha flexuosa
Klatt; Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 12: 394 (1882)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha bolusii R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 166: 6 (1948)
= Hesperantha namaquensis Baker; Handb. Irid. 149 (1892)
species :
Hesperantha glabrescens
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 406 (2003)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha glareosa
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43(3): 424 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Hesperantha gracilis
Baker; Handb. Irid. (1892) 149
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha grandiflora
G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 7: 30 (1941)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acidanthera tysonii Baker; Handb. Irid. (1892) 187
species :
Hesperantha hantamensis
Schltr. ex R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb., No. 166, 15 (1948)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha helmei
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 37(2): 179 (2007)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha humilis
Baker; J. Bot. 14: 239 (1876)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha hutchingsiae
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43(3): 414 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha huttonii
(Baker) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40(2): 278 (1982)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acidanthera huttonii Baker; J. Bot. 14: 339 (1876)
species :
Hesperantha hygrophila
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40(2): 278 (1982)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Hesperantha inconspicua
(Baker) Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 422 (2003)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Gladiolus inconspicuus Baker; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 1005 (1904)
species :
Hesperantha ingeliensis
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43(3): 424 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha juncifolia
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 135 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha karooica
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 79 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha kiaratayloriae
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 43(2): 211 (2013)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha lactea
Baker; Handb. Irid. 151 (1892)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha latifolia
(Klatt) M.P.de Vos; J. S. African Bot. 40: 252 (1974)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha pearsonii R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb., No. 166, 21 (1948)
= Syringodea latifolia Klatt; Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 403 (1882)
species :
Hesperantha laxifolia
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 43(2): 146 (2013)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha leucantha
Baker; Handb. Irid. 150 (1892)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Free State); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Geissorhiza macra Baker; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 1004 (1904)
species :
Hesperantha lithicola
J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Bothalia 37(2): 180 (2007)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha longicollis
Baker; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 1004 (1904)
Distribution: Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Botswana; South Africa (Gauteng, Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MLW ZAM ZIM 27 BOT SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha matopensis Gibbs; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 471 (1906)
= Hesperantha widmeri P.Beauv.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 5: 990 (1905)
species :
Hesperantha longistyla
J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Bothalia 37(2): 177 (2007)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Hesperantha longituba
(Klatt) Baker; Gard. Chron., n. s. 1877(I): 652 (1877); et J. Linn. Soc. 16: 96 (1877)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Geissorhiza longituba Klatt; Linnaea 35: 383 (1867)
= Hesperantha bicolor (Baker) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 166: 5 (1948)
= Hesperantha candida var. bicolor Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 6: 63 (1896)
species :
Hesperantha luticola
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 113 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha malvina
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 405 (2003)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha marlothii
R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb., No. 166, 20 (1948)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha minima
(Baker) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb., No. 135, 77 (1941)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Geissorhiza minima Baker; J. Bot. 14: 239 (1876)
species :
Hesperantha modesta
Baker; Handb. Irid. 150 (1892)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha subexserta Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 6: 62 (1896)
species :
Hesperantha montigena
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 51 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha mtamvunae
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Strelitzia 42: 536 (2020)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha muirii
(L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 7: 32 (1941)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acidanthera muirii L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 1: 195 (1915)
= Hesperantha muirii var. robusta G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 7: 33 (1941)
species :
Hesperantha namaquana
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 47 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha oligantha
(Diels) Goldblatt; Contr. Bolus Herb. 4: 91 (1972)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Lapeirousia oligantha Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 117 (1909)
species :
Hesperantha pallescens
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 88 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha palustris
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 98: 116 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha pauciflora
G.J.Lewis; Fl. Pl. South Africa 18: t. 682 (1938)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Tritonia pauciflora Baker; Handb. Irid. 193 (1892), nom. illeg.
species :
Hesperantha petitiana
(A.Rich.) Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 96 (1877)
Distribution: Cameroon; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; E-Zimbabwe
23 CMN 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Geissorhiza abyssinica Klatt; Linnaea 34: 1865 (1866) 716
= Geissorhiza abyssinica var. parvula Klatt; Linnaea 34: 717 (1866)
= Geissorhiza alpina Hook.f.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 223 (1864)
= Hesperantha alpina (Hook.f.) Benth. ex Pax; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 2(5): 154 (1888)
= Hesperantha kilimanjarica Rendle; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 402 (1895)
= Hesperantha petitiana var. uniflora Hochst. ex Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 96 (1877)
= Hesperantha petitiana var. volkensii (Harms) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 166: 22 (1948)
= Hesperantha uniflora Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 309 (1850)
= Hesperantha volkensii Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: Beibl. No. 47: 28 (1894)
= Ixia hochstetteriana A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 309 (1850)
= Ixia petitiana A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 309 (1850)
species :
Hesperantha pilosa
(L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. [König & Sims] 1: 225 (1805)
subspecies :
subsp. pilosa
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha puberula Schltr. ex R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb., No. 166, 22 (1948)
= Ixia pilosa L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 92 (1782)
subspecies :
subsp. bracteolata
(R.C.Foster) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 43(2): 149 (2013)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha bracteolata R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb., No. 166, 6 (1948)
species :
Hesperantha pseudopilosa
Goldblatt; S. African J. Bot. 53(6): 461 (1987), nom nov.
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha pilosa subsp. latifolia Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 56 (1984)
species :
Hesperantha pubinervia
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43(3): 419 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha pulchra
Baker; Handb. Irid. (1892) 149
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha purpurea
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 85 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha quadrangula
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 62 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha radiata
(Jacq.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. [König & Sims] 1: 225 (1805)
subspecies :
subsp. radiata
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Gladiolus recurvus Thunb.; Diss. Glad. 9 (1784), nom. illeg.
= Hesperantha angusta (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. [König & Sims] 1: 225 (1804)
= Hesperantha linearis Fourc.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 21: 77 (1932), nom. superfl.
= Hesperantha recurvata Asch. & Graebn.; Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. [Ascherson & Graebner] 3: 540 (1906)
= Hesperantha setacea Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 23 (1827), nomen
= Hesperantha tenuifolia Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 321 (1812)
= Hesperantha tysonii Baker; Handb. Irid. 149 (1892)
= Hesperanthus tenuifolius Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 321 (1812)
= Ixia angusta Jacq.; Icon. Pl. Rar. [Jacquin] 2(15): 7, t. 279 (1793)
= Ixia fistulosa Andrews; Bot. Repos. 1: t. 59 (1799)
= Ixia linearis Jacq.; Collectanea [Jacquin] [Jacquin] 4: 183 (1791), nom. illeg.
= Ixia recurva Vahl; Enum. Pl. [Vahl] 2: 58 (1805), nom. superfl.
= Morphixia linearis Ker Gawl.; Irid. Gen. 106 (1827)
subspecies :
subsp. caricina
(Ker Gawl.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 42(2): 139 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha angustifolia Loudon; Fl. Gard. Orn. Bulb. Pl. 91 (1841), nom. superfl.
= Hesperantha caricina (Ker Gawl.) Klatt; Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 395 (1882), nom. superfl.
= Hesperantha radiata var. caricina Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 21: t. 790 (1804)
species :
Hesperantha rivulicola
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 60 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha rupestris
N.E.Br. ex R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb., No. 166, 23 (1948)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha rupicola
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 403 (2003)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha saldanhae
Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 119 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha saxicola
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 423 (2003)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha schelpeana
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37(2): 302 (1979)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Hesperantha schlechteri
(Baker) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb., n. s. No. 114: 50 (1936)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Geissorhiza schlechteri Baker; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 1: 863 (1901)
species :
Hesperantha scopulosa
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43(3): 417 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Hesperantha secunda
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 43(2): 150 (2013)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha similis
N.E.Br. ex R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb., No. 166, 24 (1948)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha spicata
(Burm.f.) N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 136 (1929)
subspecies :
subsp. spicata
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha cinnamomea (L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. [König & Sims] 1: 225 (1804)
= Hesperantha spicata var. cinnamomea (L.f.) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 166: 25 (1948)
= Ixia burmanni F.Dietr.; Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 4: 253 (1818)
= Ixia cinnamomea L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 92 (1782)
= Ixia elliptica Thunb.; Fl. Cap. [Thunberg] 1: 244 (1811), nom. illeg.
= Ixia spicata Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. [N.L.Burman] Prodr. Fl. Cap. 1 (1768)
subspecies :
subsp. fistulosa
(Baker) Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 119 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha fistulosa Baker; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 1004 (1904)
subspecies :
subsp. graminifolia
(Sweet) Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(1): 118 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha graminifolia Sweet; Hort. Suburb. Lond. 9 (1818)
species :
Hesperantha stenosiphon
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 429 (2003)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha sufflava
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 435 (2003)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha teretifolia
Goldblatt; S. African J. Bot. 53(6): 460 (1987)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha truncatula
Goldblatt; S. African J. Bot. 53(6): 461 (1987)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hesperantha umbricola
Goldblatt; S. African J. Bot. 53(6): 459 (1987)
Distribution: Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SWZ
species :
Hesperantha vaginata
(Sweet) Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 36: 298 (1970)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Geissorhiza vaginata Sweet; Brit. Fl. Gard. [Sweet] t. 138 (1826)
= Hesperantha inflexa var. stanfordiae (L.Bolus) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 166: 17 (1948)
= Hesperantha metelerkampiae L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 114 (1927)
= Hesperantha stanfordiae L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 21: 281 (1931)
species :
Hesperantha vernalis
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40(2): 279 (1982)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
species :
Hesperantha woodii
Baker; Handb. Irid. (1892) 150
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hesperantha galpinii R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb., No. 166, 13 (1948)
