Nivenia Explained

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 (1774-1826), one of the first to collect the genus.[2]

Species[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=323927 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Book: Manning, John . Goldblatt, Peter . The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification . Timber Press . Portland, Oregon. 105–108 . 2008. 978-0-88192-897-6.
  3. Manning JC, Goldblatt P . 2007 . Nivenia argentea misunderstood, and the new species Nivenia inaequalis (Nivenioideae) . Bothalia . 37 . 2 . 192–96. 10.4102/abc.v37i2.315 . free .