Witsenia Explained

Witsenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1782. There is only one known species, Witsenia maura, endemic to Cape Province in western South Africa.^{[1] [2]}

The genus name is a tribute to the botany patron Nicolaas Witsen.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=325844 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
3. Book: Manning, John . Goldblatt, Peter . The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification . Timber Press . Portland, Oregon. 110–112 . 2008. 978-0-88192-897-6.