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
Synonyms[1]
Genlisia Rchb.

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.[1]

The genus name is a tribute to the Scottish botanist James Niven (1774-1826), one of the first to collect the genus.[2]

Species[1]

• 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[3]
• Nivenia levynsiae Weim.
• Nivenia parviflora Goldblatt
• Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt
• Nivenia stokoei (L.Guthrie) N.E.Br. - Caledon

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 105–108. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
3. Manning JC, Goldblatt P (2007). "Nivenia argentea misunderstood, and the new species Nivenia inaequalis (Nivenioideae)". Bothalia. 37 (2): 192–96. doi:10.4102/abc.v37i2.315.