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Taxon:  Freesia leichtlinii Klatt



Summary
Genus:
Freesia
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Crocoideae
Tribe:
Freesieae
Nomen number:
465159
Place of publication:
Gartenflora 23:289, t. 808. 1874
Verified:
05/09/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Freesia leichtlinii Klatt subsp. alba (G. L. Mey.) J. C. Manning & Goldblatt (0 active accession[s])
Freesia leichtlinii Klatt subsp. leichtlinii (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: re. common names under genus entry
  2. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia. Note: as Freesia alba × F. leichtlinii hybrids
  3. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
  4. Goldblatt, P. & J. C. Manning. 2008. The iris family: natural history and classification 74. Note: cultivated freesias are believed to be Freesia alba × F. leichtlinii hybrids
  5. Goldblatt, P. 1982. Systematics of Freesia Klatt (Iridaceae). J. S. African Bot. 48:69-72.
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Manning, J. C. et al. 2010. Botany and horticulture of the genus Freesia (Iridaceae). Strelitzia vol. 27
  8. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Common names
English
freesia –
German
Freesie –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaWestern Cape 
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Western Cape]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalfide Iris Fam 74. 2008Goldblatt, P. & J. C. Manning. 2008. The iris family: natural history and classification 74. Note: cultivated freesias are believed to be Freesia alba × F. leichtlinii hybrids
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
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=465159. Accessed 29 April 2025.