Hesperantha

Hesperantha is a genus of cormous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "evening", and anthos, meaning "flower".[2]

Hesperantha
Hesperantha coccinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Crocoideae
Tribe: Croceae
Genus: Hesperantha
Ker Gawl.
Type species
Hesperantha falcata
(L.f.) Ker Gawl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hesperanthus Salisb.
  • Schizostylis Backh. & Harv.

There are approximately 79 species, mostly native to southern Africa, but with four species reaching tropical Africa. All except one grow from corms.[1]

The synonym Schizostylis is widely used in British horticulture for the single rhizomatous species S. coccinea, widely cultivated as a garden flower, and with numerous cultivars.[3] Common names include scarlet river lily and crimson flag.

Species
  • Hesperantha acuta (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ker Gawl.
  • Hesperantha alborosea Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Hesperantha altimontana Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha bachmannii Baker
  • Hesperantha ballii Willd.
  • Hesperantha baurii Baker
  • Hesperantha bifolia Baker
  • Hesperantha brevicaulis (Baker) G.J.Lewis
  • Hesperantha brevifolia Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha brevistyla Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha bulbifera Baker
  • Hesperantha candida Baker
  • Hesperantha cedarmontana Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha ciliolata Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha cinnamomea (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
  • Hesperantha coccinea (Backh. & Harv.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
  • Hesperantha crocopsis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Hesperantha cucullata Klatt
  • Hesperantha curvula Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Hesperantha debilis Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha decipiens Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha elsiae Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha erecta (Baker) Benth. ex Baker
  • Hesperantha exiliflora Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha falcata (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
  • Hesperantha fibrosa Baker
  • Hesperantha flava G.J.Lewis
  • Hesperantha flexuosa Klatt
  • Hesperantha glabrescens Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha glareosa Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Hesperantha gracilis Baker
  • Hesperantha grandiflora G.J.Lewis
  • Hesperantha hantamensis Schltr. ex R.C.Foster
  • Hesperantha humilis Baker
  • Hesperantha hutchingsiae Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Hesperantha huttonii (Baker) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Hesperantha hygrophila Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Hesperantha inconspicua (Baker) Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha ingeliensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Hesperantha juncifolia Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha karooica Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha lactea Baker
  • Hesperantha latifolia (Klatt) M.P.de Vos
  • Hesperantha latifolia Spreng. ex Steud.
  • Hesperantha leucantha Baker
  • Hesperantha longicollis Baker
  • Hesperantha longituba (Klatt) Baker
  • Hesperantha luticola Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha malvina Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha marlothii R.C.Foster
  • Hesperantha minima (Baker) R.C.Foster
  • Hesperantha modesta Baker
  • Hesperantha montigena Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha muirii (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis
  • Hesperantha namaquana Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha oligantha (Diels) Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha pallescens Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha pauciflora (Baker) G.J.Lewis
  • Hesperantha petitiana (A.Rich.) Baker
  • Hesperantha pilosa (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
  • Hesperantha pseudopilosa Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha pubinervia Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Hesperantha pulchra Baker
  • Hesperantha purpurea Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha quadrangula Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha radiata (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.
  • Hesperantha rivulicola Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha rupestris N.E.Br. ex R.C.Foster
  • Hesperantha rupicola Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha saldanhae Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha saxicola Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha schelpeana Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Hesperantha schlechteri (Baker) R.C.Foster
  • Hesperantha scopulosa Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Hesperantha spicata (Burm.f.) N.E.Br.
  • Hesperantha stenosiphon Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha sufflava Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha teretifolia Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha truncatula Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha umbricola Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha vaginata (Sweet) Goldblatt
  • Hesperantha woodii Baker

See also

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 172–75. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.


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