Taxon:  Sparaxis villosa (Burm. f.) Goldblatt



Summary
Genus:
Sparaxis
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Crocoideae
Tribe:
Croceae
Nomen number:
429150
Place of publication:
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 79:156.  1992
Verified:
12/10/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Gladiolus villosus Burm. f.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Gladiolus bicolor Thunb.
Synnotia bicolor (Thunb.) Sweet

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Goldblatt, P. & J. Manning. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa 161. Note: mentions
  3. Goldblatt, P. 1992. Phylogenetic analysis of the South African genus Sparaxis (including Synnotia) (Iridaceae-Ixioideae), with two new species and a review of the genus. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 79:143-159.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Province 0
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=429150. Accessed 1 November 2026.