Bobartia

<i>Bobartia</i>

Bobartia

Genus of flowering plants

Bobartia is a genus of evergreen, perennial and bulbous plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). The genus comprises 15 species distributed in South Africa. The genus name is a tribute to German botanist Jakob Bobart.[1]

Quick Facts Bobartia, Scientific classification ...

List of species

  • Bobartia aphylla (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Irid. Gen.: 30 (1827).
  • Bobartia fasciculata Gillett ex Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 34 (1974).
  • Bobartia filiformis (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Irid. Gen.: 30 (1827).
  • Bobartia gladiata (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Irid. Gen.: 30 (1827).
    • Bobartia gladiata subsp. gladiata.
    • Bobartia gladiata subsp. major (G.J.Lewis) Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 24 (1974).
    • Bobartia gladiata subsp. teres Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 25 (1974).
  • Bobartia gracilis Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1901: 134 (1901).
  • Bobartia indica L., Sp. Pl.: 54 (1753).
  • Bobartia lilacina G.J.Lewis, J. S. Afr. Bot. 11: 108 (1945).
  • Bobartia longicyma Gillett, J. Bot. 68: 104 (1930).
    • Bobartia longicyma subsp. longicyma.
    • Bobartia longicyma subsp. magna Gillett ex Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 26 (1974).
    • Bobartia longicyma subsp. microflora Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 27 (1974).
  • Bobartia macrocarpa Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 33 (1974).
  • Bobartia macrospatha Baker, Handb. Irid.: 119 (1892).
    • Bobartia macrospatha subsp. anceps (Baker) Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 36 (1974).
    • Bobartia macrospatha subsp. macrospatha.
  • Bobartia orientalis Gillett, J. Bot. 68: 104 (1930).
    • Bobartia orientalis subsp. occidentalis Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 33 (1974).
    • Bobartia orientalis subsp. orientalis.
  • Bobartia paniculata G.J.Lewis, J. S. Afr. Bot. 7: 50 (1941).
  • Bobartia parva Gillett, J. Bot. 68: 104 (1930).
  • Bobartia robusta Baker, Handb. Irid.: 120 (1892).
  • Bobartia rufa Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 37 (1974).

Bibliography

  • Goldblatt P, Rudall P. 1992. Relationships of the southern African genus Bobartia (Iridaceae-Iridoideae). S. Afr. J. Bot. 58. 304-9
  • Strid AK. 1974 A taxonomic revision of Bobartia L. (Iridaceae) Opera bot., Lund,. No. 37. 1-45.
  • Strid AK. 1974 A taxonomic revision of Bobartia L. (Iridaceae). : Op. Bot., no. 37. 45p. (1974).

References

  1. [1]
    Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 207–209. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.


Stub icon

This Iridaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Bobartia, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.