Araújo, Diogo;Alves, Marccus
Nivenia
Sign in to saveNivenia 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.
Species
PHYLUM
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Collections
- CM, MO, VT, K, MIN, LD
- Recorded in
- South Africa
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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.
The genus name is a tribute to the Scottish botanist James Niven (1774–1826), one of the first to collect the genus. Species Nivenia argentea Goldblatt Nivenia binata Klatt Nivenia concinna N.E.Br - Viljoens Pass Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker Nivenia dispar N.E.Br - Olifantskloof Nivenia fruticosa (L.f.) Baker - Langeberg Mountains Nivenia inaequalis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning Nivenia levynsiae Weim. Nivenia parviflora Goldblatt Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt Nivenia stokoei (L.Guthrie) N.E.Br. - Caledon
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