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Taxon:  Freesia leichtlinii Klatt subsp. alba (G. L. Mey.) J. C. Manning & Goldblatt



Summary
Genus:
Freesia
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Crocoideae
Tribe:
Freesieae
Nomen number:
465160
Place of publication:
Strelitzia 27:70. 2010
Verified:
05/09/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Freesia leichtlinii Klatt (0 active accession[s])
Freesia leichtlinii Klatt subsp. leichtlinii (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Freesia refracta (Jacq.) Klatt var. alba G. L. Mey.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Freesia alba (G. L. Mey.) Gumbl.

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Reference(s)
  1. Galanos, C. J. 2015. The alien flora of terrestrial and marine ecosystems of Rodos island (SE Aegean), Greece. Willdenowia 45:261-278.
  2. Manning, J. C. et al. 2010. Botany and horticulture of the genus Freesia (Iridaceae). Strelitzia 27:1-114.
  3. Wongchaochant, S. et al. 2002. Phylogenetic classification of Freesia spp. by morphological and physiological characteristics and RAPD markers. J. Jap. Soc. Hort. Sci. 71:758-764. Note: as Freesia alba
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaWestern Cape 
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece Rhodes
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Western Cape]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece (Rhodes)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Manning, J. C. et al. 2010. Botany and horticulture of the genus Freesia (Iridaceae). Strelitzia 27:1-114.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=465160. Accessed 29 April 2025.