Bobartia

Bobartia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Bobartia L.
Type species
Bobartia indica L.
Species
See text.

Bobartia is a genus of evergreen, perennial and bulbous plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). The genus comprises 15 species distributed in South Africa. The genus name is a tribute to German botanist Jakob Bobart.^[1]

List of species

Bobartia aphylla (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Irid. Gen.: 30 (1827).
Bobartia fasciculata Gillett ex Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 34 (1974).
Bobartia filiformis (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Irid. Gen.: 30 (1827).
Bobartia gladiata (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Irid. Gen.: 30 (1827).
- Bobartia gladiata subsp. gladiata.
- Bobartia gladiata subsp. major (G.J.Lewis) Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 24 (1974).
- Bobartia gladiata subsp. teres Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 25 (1974).
Bobartia gracilis Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1901: 134 (1901).
Bobartia indica L., Sp. Pl.: 54 (1753).
Bobartia lilacina G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 11: 108 (1945).
Bobartia longicyma Gillett, J. Bot. 68: 104 (1930).
- Bobartia longicyma subsp. longicyma.
- Bobartia longicyma subsp. magna Gillett ex Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 26 (1974).
- Bobartia longicyma subsp. microflora Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 27 (1974).
Bobartia macrocarpa Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 33 (1974).
Bobartia macrospatha Baker, Handb. Irid.: 119 (1892).
- Bobartia macrospatha subsp. anceps (Baker) Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 36 (1974).
- Bobartia macrospatha subsp. macrospatha.
Bobartia orientalis Gillett, J. Bot. 68: 104 (1930).
- Bobartia orientalis subsp. occidentalis Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 33 (1974).
- Bobartia orientalis subsp. orientalis.
Bobartia paniculata G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 7: 50 (1941).
Bobartia parva Gillett, J. Bot. 68: 104 (1930).
Bobartia robusta Baker, Handb. Irid.: 120 (1892).
Bobartia rufa Strid, Opera Bot. 37: 37 (1974).

References

↑ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 207–209. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.

Bibliography

Goldblatt P, Rudall P. 1992. Relationships of the southern African genus Bobartia (Iridaceae-Iridoideae). S. Afr. J. Bot. 58. 304-9
Strid AK. 1974 A taxonomic revision of Bobartia L. (Iridaceae) Opera bot., Lund,. No. 37. 1-45.
Strid AK. 1974 A taxonomic revision of Bobartia L. (Iridaceae). : Op. Bot., no. 37. 45p. (1974).

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