Nivenia
| Nivenia | |
|---|---|
| Nivenia corymbosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nivenioideae |
| Genus: | Nivenia Ventenat |
| Type species | |
| Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawler) Baker | |
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Nivenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1808. Species in the genus are restricted in distribution to an area in the Cape Province of South Africa.
The genus name is a tribute to the Scottish botanist James Niven (1774-1826), one of the first to collect the genus.
- Species
- Nivenia argentea Goldblatt
- Nivenia binata Klatt
- Nivenia concinna N.E.Br - Viljoens Pass
- Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker
- Nivenia dispar N.E.Br - Olifantskloof
- Nivenia fruticosa (L.f.) Baker - Langeberg Mountains
- Nivenia inaequalis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Nivenia levynsiae Weim.
- Nivenia parviflora Goldblatt
- Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt
- Nivenia stokoei (L.Guthrie) N.E.Br. - Caledon