Ixia polystachya

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Ixia
Species: Ixia polystachya

Ixia polystachya L., 1762

Ixia polystachya Ker Gawl. = Ixia confusa (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
Ixia polystachya Jacq. = Ixia stricta (Eckl. ex Klatt) G.J.Lewis

Homotypic
- Ixia serotina Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 34 (1796), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Ixia erecta P.J.Bergius, Descr. Pl. Cap.: 5 (1767).
- Ixia maculata var. caesia Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 15: t. 530 (1801).
- Ixia hybrida Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 227 (1804).
- Wuerthia elegans Regel, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 9: 595 (1851).
- Ixia viridiflora var. caesia (Ker Gawl.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 92 (1877).
- Watsonia campanulata Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 354 (1882).
- Ixia aristata var. elegans (Regel) Baker, Handb. Irid.: 162 (1892).
- Ixia elegans (Regel) N.E.Br., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 43 (1928).
- Ixia polystachya var. crassifolia G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 28: 108 (1962).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces Introduced into: California, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

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Hassler, M. 2022. Ixia polystachya. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 04. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Ixia polystachya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Feb 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ixia polystachya. Published online. Accessed: Feb 04 2022.