Witsenia
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| Witsenia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nivenioideae |
| Genus: | Witsenia Thunberg |
| Type species | |
| Witsenia marua (L.) Thunberg | |
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Witsenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name is a tribute to the botany patron Nicolaas Witsen. It is impossible that Witsen helped finance Carl Peter Thunberg's explorations in South Africa and Japan.[1]
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