Witsenia
| Witsenia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nivenioideae |
| Genus: | Witsenia Thunb. |
| Species: | W. marua
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| Binomial name | |
| Witsenia marua | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Antholyza maura L. | |
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 marua, endemic to Cape Province in western South Africa.[1][2]
The genus name is a tribute to the botany patron Nicolaas Witsen. It is impossible that Witsen helped finance Carl Peter Thunberg's explorations in South Africa and Japan.[3]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 110–112. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
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