Lapeirousia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Watsonieae
Genus: Lapeirousia
Species: L. anceps – L. angustifolia – L. arenicola – L. barklyi – L. divaricata – L. dolomitica – L. exilis – L. fabricii – L. jacquinii – L. kalahariensis – L. kamiesmontana – L. littoralis – L. macrospatha – L. montana – L. odoratissima – L. oreogena – L. plicata – L. purpurascens – L. purpurea – L. pyramidalis – L. silenoides – L. simulans – L. spinosa – L. tenuis – L. verecunda – L. violacea

Lapeirousia Pourr., Hist. & Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Toulouse 3: 79. (1788) emend. Goldblatt & Manning (2015)

Type species: Lapeirousia fabricii (D.Delaroche) Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 31: t. 1246. (1809)

Heterotypic
- Ovieda Spreng., Anleit. Kenntn. Gew., ed. 2, 2(1): 258 (1817), nom. illeg.
- Sophronia Licht. ex Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 1: 482 (1817)
- Peyrousia Poir. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2, 39: 363 (1826)
- Meristostigma A.Dietr., Sp. Pl. 2: 593 (1833)
- Chasmatocallis R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 40 (1939)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa SW. Cape Prov. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Pourret, P.A. 1788. Extrait de la Chloris Narbonensis, renfermée dans la relation d'un Voyage fait depuis Narbonne jusqu'au Montserrat, par les Pyrénées. Histoire et Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, Inscriptions et Belles Lettres de Toulouse 3: 297–334. Gallica Reference page. : 3: 79.

Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. 2015. Systematics and biology of Lapeirousia, Codonorhiza, Psilosiphon and Schizorhiza in southern Africa. Strelitzia 35: 1–143. PDF Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Lapeirousia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug. 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Lapeirousia. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 10 2020. Reference page.
Tropicos.org C2020. Lapeirousia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Aug. C2020. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lapeirousia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.