Tritonia (plant)

For the genus of nudibranchs, see Tritonia (gastropod).

Tritonia
Tritonia crocata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Ixioideae
Tribe:	Ixieae
Genus:	Tritonia Ker Gawl.
Type species
Tritonia squalida (Aiton) Ker Gawler
Species
Tritonia atrorubens Tritonia bakeri Tritonia chrysantha Tritonia cooperi Tritonia crispa Tritonia crocata Tritonia deusta Tritonia disticha Tritonia drakensbergensis Tritonia dubia Tritonia flabellifolia Tritonia florentiae Tritonia kamisbergensis Tritonia karooica Tritonia lancea Tritonia laxifolia Tritonia lineata Tritonia marlothii Tritonia moggii Tritonia nelsonii Tritonia pallida Tritonia parvula Tritonia securigera Tritonia squalida Tritonia tugwelliae Tritonia watermeyeri

Tritonia (Flame Freesia) is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family with around 28 species. They are wildly distributed mainly in South Africa and are close related to the genus Ixia. Small Bulbous plant up to 8 cm. Appears in great numbers in spring. Leaves fan-Shaped. Flowers shades of yellow, orange, and Brown, Sweet-smelling, and gives off a very strong parfume especially at night. Not grazed. Located in BushmanLand ; Great Escarpment ; Northern, Upper And Great Karoo in rante.

The genus name is derived from the Latin word triton, meaning "weathervane", and alludes to the apparently random arrangement of the stamens in some species.

External links

• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist Series