Ferraria

Ferraria is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar to rotting meat and are pollinated by flies, while others have a pleasant scent. The genus name is a tribute to Italian, Jesuit Botanist and botanical artist Giovanni Baptista Ferrari.

They are grown as ornamental plants in gardens in subtropical regions.

1. Ferraria brevifolia G.J.Lewis - Cape Province of South Africa
2. Ferraria candelabrum (Baker) Rendle - Angola, Zambia
3. Ferraria crispa Burm. (syn. F. undulata) - Cape Province; naturalized in Spain, Australia, Canary Islands, Madeira
4. Ferraria densepunctulata M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
5. Ferraria divaricata Sw. - Cape Province
6. Ferraria ferrariola (Jacq.) Willd. - Cape Province
7. Ferraria flava Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
8. Ferraria foliosa G.J.Lewis - Cape Province
9. Ferraria glutinosa (Baker) Rendle - from Cape Province north to Zaïre
10. Ferraria macrochlamys (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
11. Ferraria ornata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
12. Ferraria ovata (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
13. Ferraria parva Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
14. Ferraria schaeferi Dinter - Cape Province, Namibia
15. Ferraria spithamaea (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Angola
16. Ferraria uncinata Sweet - Cape Province
17. Ferraria variabilis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province, Namibia
18. Ferraria welwitschii Baker - Zaïre, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola