Iridaceae
Aristea

Aristea abyssinica Pax

First published in Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891: 173 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Geerinck, D (2005). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Iridaceae: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1993). Flora Zambesiaca: i-iv, 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lebrun J.-P. & Stork, A.L. (1995). Énumération des Plants à Fleurs D'Afrique Tropicale 3: 1-341. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Schimper [279] Ethiopia K000320195 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000320208 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Johnston, H.H.? [14] Tanzania K000320198 Type Yes
Bagshawe, A.G. [s.n.] Uganda K002430424 No
{Mrs. H. M. Richards} [8713] Tanzania K002430442 No
Purseglove, J.W. [P608] Uganda K002430419 No
Nkadimeng, F.; Mofokeng, T.; Hlongwane, N. [8534] South Africa K009001209 No
Holst, C. [9140] Tanzania K002430448 No
Sangster, R.G. [613] Uganda K002430422 No
Polhill, R.M.; Lovett, J.C.; Lovett, J.M. [5110] Tanzania K002430444 No
Tweedie [2985] Kenya K002430431 No
Stolz, A. [202] Tanzania K002430445 No
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [3005] Tanzania K002430441 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [3556] Tanzania K002430440 No
Bagshawe, A.G. [s.n.] Uganda K002430421 No
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V.; Mhoro, B. [5447] Tanzania K002430446 No
Polhill, R.M.; Lovett, J.C.; Lovett, J.M. [5110] Tanzania K002430443 No
Bally, P.R.O. [7457] Kenya K002430433 No
Purseglove, J.W. [P3324] Uganda K002430418 No
Saint Clair Thompson, G.W. [939A] Tanzania K002430439 No
Chancellor, R.J. [195] Uganda K002430425 No
[illegible] [[934]] Tanzania K002430437 No
Tweedie [1196] Kenya K002430428 No
Leakev, D. [8550] Kenya K002430430 No
Purseglove, J.W. [P1612] Uganda K002430426 No
Davies, R.M. [D851] Tanzania K002430438 No
Thulin, M.; Tidigs, A. [222] Kenya K002430429 No
Volkens, G. [779] Tanzania K002430436 No
Leedal, G.P. [4720] Tanzania K002430447 No
Eales, G. [6022] Kenya K002430432 No
Glover; Gnynne; Samuel [1235] Kenya K002430434 No
Pierce, R. [1662] Kenya K002430427 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2470] Tanzania K002430435 No
Lind, E. [435] Uganda K002430423 No
Hagel, B. [727] Uganda K001732407 No
{Faden, R.B.; E. Macha in; Faden; Phillips; Muasya; Macha} [96/373] Tanzania K002430449 No
Purseglove, J.W. [P2292] Uganda K002430420 No
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [14] Sudan Aristea cognata subsp. abyssinica K002430357 No
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [167] Ethiopia Aristea cognata subsp. abyssinica K002430361 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [7540] Aristea alata subsp. abyssinica K002430364 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [7173] Aristea alata subsp. abyssinica K002430363 No
Mooney, H.F. [5897] Ethiopia Aristea alata subsp. abyssinica K002430362 No
Jan 1, 1937 Rehmann, A. [5769] South Africa Aristea cognata K000320236 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1937 Wood, J.M. [735] South Africa Aristea cognata K000320237 Type Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [17832] South Africa Aristea cognata K001732459 Yes
Ranger, G.A. [258] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430869 Yes
Theron, G.C. [2116] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430867 Yes
Nicholas; Fokkens; McLoughlin [1790] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430864 Yes
s.coll. [3070] South Africa Aristea cognata K001732460 Yes
Baur, R. [612] South Africa Aristea cognata K001732461 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [9073] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430870 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [18204] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430863 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [1316] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430857 Yes
Nicholas, A.; Smook, L. [2340] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430871 Yes
Jacobs, M. [8568] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430855 Yes
McClean, A.P.D. [312] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430862 Yes
Cooper, T. [3213] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430866 Yes
Smart, B. [28234] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430865 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [11832] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430860 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [11820] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430856 Yes
Long, F.R. [193] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430868 Yes
Strey, R.G. [5462] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430858 Yes
Sanderson, J. [386] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430859 Yes
Rudatis, H. [1160] South Africa Aristea cognata K002430861 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0