Genus: Lapeirousia
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Occurs from Nigeria and Ethiopia through to the Western
Cape in South Africa. Of the 40 species, 38 are found in southern Africa. The
greatest diversity is in the semi-arid habitats of the Northern Cape
(Namaqualand and western karoo).
Flowers of Lapereirousia vary greatly in morphology
according to the insects that pollinate them (Goldblatt & Manning 2000):
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Publications
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Goldblatt, P. 1972. A revision of the genera Lapeirousia
Pourret and Anomatheca Ker in the winter rainfall region of South
Africa. Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 4.
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Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. 1992.
Systematics of the southern African Lapeirousia corymbosa
(Iridaceae-Ixioideae) complex (sect. Fastigiata) and a new species of
sect. Paniculata. South African Journal of Botany 58: 326-336.
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Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. 2000.
Iridaceae. In: In: Seed Plants of
Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 623-638.
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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