Ixia maculata L. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Ixia

Family:

Iridaceae

Subfamily:

Crocoideae

Tribe:

Croceae

Nomen number:

20559

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. ed. 2, 2:1664. 1763

Typification:

Verified:

03/13/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Ixia capitata Andrews var. capitata
Ixia capitata Andrews, nom. inval.

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Goldblatt, p. & J. C. Manning. 2010. Reappraisal of Ixia maculata with I. calendulacea sp. nov. and an earlier name for I. lutea. Bothalia 40:59-63.
Goldblatt, P. & J. C. Manning. 2016. Systematics of the southern African genus Ixia L. (Iridaceae): 5. Synopsis opf section Ixia, including five new species. S. African J. Bot. 104:175-198. Note: Ixia maculata has radially symmetric flowers, all members of the I. maculata complex (I. calendulacea, I. curta, I. fuscocitrina, I. maculata, and I. monadelpha) have yellow or orange flowers with a dark center
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.

Common names

English
yellow ixia –
German
geäugtes Klebschwertel –
Swedish
orange ixia –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Cape Province
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France

Native
Africa

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Australasia

Europe

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	ornamental		Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.