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Tritonia (plant)

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Iridaceae

Tribe
  
Ixieae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Ixioideae

Higher classification
  
Iridaceae

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Similar
  
Iridaceae, Tritonia crocata, Babiana, Sparaxis, Watsonia

Tritonia (flame freesia) is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family first described as a genus in 1802. They are naturally distributed across southern Africa, with a high concentration of species in Cape Province of western South Africa. The genus is closely related to the genus Ixia.

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Tritonia are small bulbous plants up to 8 cm, that appear in great numbers in spring. The leaves are fan-shaped. The flowers are shades of yellow, orange or brown, sweet-smelling, and give off a very strong fragrance, especially at night. They are not grazed.

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The genus name is derived from the Latin word triton, meaning "weathervane", and alludes to the apparently random arrangement of the stamens in some species.

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Cultivation

Hardiness: Zones 8–11

Species
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  1. Tritonia atrorubens L.Bolus - Cape Province
  2. Tritonia bakeri Klatt - Cape Province
  3. Tritonia cedarmontana Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cedarberg in Cape Province
  4. Tritonia chrysantha Fourc. - Cape Province
  5. Tritonia cooperi (Baker) Klatt - Cape Province
  6. Tritonia crocata (L.) Ker Gawl. - Cape Province
  7. Tritonia delpierrei M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
  8. Tritonia deusta (Aiton) Ker Gawl. - Cape Province
  9. Tritonia disticha (Klatt) Baker - South Africa, Swaziland
  10. Tritonia drakensbergensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
  11. Tritonia dubia Eckl. ex Klatt - Cape Province
  12. Tritonia flabellifolia (D.Delaroche) G.J.Lewis - Cape Province
  13. Tritonia florentiae (Marloth) Goldblatt - Cape Province
  14. Tritonia gladiolaris (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - South Africa, Lesotho; naturalized in Australia
  15. Tritonia kamisbergensis Klatt - Cape Province
  16. Tritonia karooica M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
  17. Tritonia lancea (Thunb.) N.E.Br. - Cape Province
  18. Tritonia laxifolia (Klatt) Baker - South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania
  19. Tritonia linearifolia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
  20. Tritonia marlothii M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
  21. Tritonia moggii Oberm. - Mozambique
  22. Tritonia nelsonii Baker - Botswana, Northern Province of South Africa
  23. Tritonia pallida Ker Gawl. - Cape Province
  24. Tritonia parvula N.E.Br. - Cape Province
  25. Tritonia securigera (Aiton) Ker Gawl. - Cape Province
  26. Tritonia squalida (Aiton) Ker Gawl. - Cape Province; naturalized in Australia
  27. Tritonia tugwelliae L.Bolus - Cape Province
  28. Tritonia undulata (Burm.f.) Baker - Cape Province
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References

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