Freesia Klatt
Details
Freesia Klatt, Linnaea 34: 672 (1866)
Freesia Klatt
Nomenclature
Klatt
Klatt
1866
672
conserved
ICN
Freesia Klatt
genus
Freesia
Classification
Subordinates
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Descriptions
Freesia Klatt
Summer-green perennial, cormous with fibrous tunic. Leaves distichous, flattened. Spike secund, axis usually bent at abrupt angle from stem. Flowers several, often sweet-scented, alternate on axis, all curved toward upper side, each within 2 small green membranous spathe-valves; tube distinct, usually curved, lower portion slender, funnel-shaped above; lobes all similar, or 3 inner dissimilar. Stamens asymmetric. Style filiform; style-branches 3, each deeply bifid. Capsule subglobose. Seeds many. Spp. c. 20, all of S. Africa. Adventive sp. 1.
Taxonomic concepts
Historic biostatus
Metadata
610f2391-9cd6-4bd6-9875-28ed9b13f12e
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
15 September 2021