Genus Hesperantha

• Botanical Plates
• Accepted Species
• References
• Image Gallery
• Further Reading in Library
• Hybrids

Botanical Plates:

Accepted Species:

84 accepted species:

* A - - - - -

• Hesperantha acuta (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ker Gawl., Irid. Gen.: 91 (1827)
• Hesperantha alborosea Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43: 421 (1986)
• Hesperantha altimontana Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 414 (2003)

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• Hesperantha bachmannii Baker, Bull. Herb. Boissier, II, 1: 863 (1901)
• Hesperantha ballii Wild, Kirkia 4: 136 (1964)
• Hesperantha baurii Baker, J. Bot. 14: 182 (1876)
  • Hesperantha baurii subsp. baurii
  • Hesperantha baurii subsp. formosa Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43: 430 (1986)
• Hesperantha brevicaulis (Baker) G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 7: 30 (1941)
• Hesperantha brevifolia Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 121 (1984)
• Hesperantha brevistyla Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 420 (2003)
• Hesperantha bulbifera Baker, J. Bot. 14: 182 (1876)

* C - - - - -

• Hesperantha candida Baker, Handb. Irid.: 151 (1892)
• Hesperantha cedarmontana Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 106 (1984)
• Hesperantha ciliolata Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 59 (1984)
• Hesperantha coccinea (Backh. & Harv.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Novon 6: 263 (1996).
• Hesperantha crocopsis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37: 302 (1979)
• Hesperantha cucullata Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 393 (1882)
• Hesperantha curvula Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43: 416 (1986)

* D - - - - -

• Hesperantha debilis Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 411 (2003)
• Hesperantha decipiens Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 439 (2003)

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• Hesperantha elsiae Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 136 (1984)
• Hesperantha erecta (Baker) Benth. ex Baker, Handb. Irid.: 150 (1892)
• Hesperantha exiliflora Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 419 (2003)

* F - - - - -

• Hesperantha falcata (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 225 (1804).
• Hesperantha fibrosa Baker, Handb. Irid.: 149 (1892)
• Hesperantha flava G.J.Lewis, S. African Gard. 23: 255 (1933)
• Hesperantha flexuosa Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 394 (1882)

* G - - - - -

• Hesperantha glabrescens Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 406 (2003)
• Hesperantha glareosa Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43: 424 (1986)
• Hesperantha gracilis Baker, Handb. Irid.: 149 (1892)
• Hesperantha grandiflora G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 7: 30 (1941)

* H - - - - -

• Hesperantha hantamensis Schltr. ex R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 166: 15 (1948)
• Hesperantha helmei Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 37: 179 (2007)
• Hesperantha humilis Baker, J. Bot. 14: 239 (1876)
• Hesperantha hutchingsiae Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43: 414 (1986)
• Hesperantha huttonii (Baker) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40: 278 (1982)
• Hesperantha hygrophila Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40: 278 (1982)

* I - - - - -

• Hesperantha inconspicua (Baker) Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 422 (2003)
• Hesperantha ingeliensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43: 424 (1986)

* J - - - - -

• Hesperantha juncifolia Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 135 (1984)

* K - - - - -

• Hesperantha karooica Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 79 (1984)

* L - - - - -

• Hesperantha lactea Baker, Handb. Irid.: 151 (1892).
• Hesperantha latifolia (Klatt) M.P.de Vos, J. S. African Bot. 40: 252 (1974)
• Hesperantha leucantha Baker, Handb. Irid.: 150 (1892)
• Hesperantha lithicola J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Bothalia 37: 180 (2007)
• Hesperantha longicollis Baker, Bull. Herb. Boissier, II, 4: 1004 (1904)
• Hesperantha longistyla J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Bothalia 37: 177 (2007)
• Hesperantha longituba (Klatt) Baker, Gard. Chron. 1877(1): 652 (1877)
• Hesperantha luticola Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 113 (1984)

* M - - - - -

• Hesperantha malvina Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 405 (2003)
• Hesperantha marlothii R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 166: 20 (1948)
• Hesperantha minima (Baker) R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 135: 77 (1941)
• Hesperantha modesta Baker, Handb. Irid.: 150 (1892)
• Hesperantha montigena Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 51 (1984)
• Hesperantha muirii (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 7: 32 (1941)

* N - - - - -

• Hesperantha namaquana Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 47 (1984)

* O - - - - -

• Hesperantha oligantha (Diels) Goldblatt, Contr. Bolus Herb. 4: 91 (1972)

* P - - - - -

• Hesperantha pallescens Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 88 (1984)
• Hesperantha pauciflora G.J.Lewis, Fl. Pl. South Africa 18: t. 682 (1938)
• Hesperantha petitiana (A.Rich.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 96 (1877)
• Hesperantha pilosa (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 225 (1804).
• Hesperantha pseudopilosa Goldblatt, S. African J. Bot. 53: 461 (1987)
• Hesperantha pubinervia Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43: 419 (1986)
• Hesperantha pulchra Baker, Handb. Irid.: 149 (1892)
• Hesperantha purpurea Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 85 (1984)

* Q - - - - -

• Hesperantha quadrangula Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 62 (1984)

* R - - - - -

• Hesperantha radiata (Jacq.) Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 225 (1804).
• Hesperantha rivulicola Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 60 (1984)
• Hesperantha rupestris N.E.Br. ex R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 166: 23 (1948)
• Hesperantha rupicola Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 403 (2003).

* S - - - - -

• Hesperantha saldanhae Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 119 (1984)
• Hesperantha saxicola Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 423 (2003)
• Hesperantha schelpeana Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37: 302 (1979)
• Hesperantha schlechteri (Baker) R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 50 (1936)
• Hesperantha scopulosa Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43: 417 (1986)
• Hesperantha similis N.E.Br. ex R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 166: 24 (1948)
• Hesperantha spicata (Burm.f.) N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 136 (1929).
  • Hesperantha spicata subsp. fistulosa (Baker) Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 119 (1984)
  • Hesperantha spicata subsp. graminifolia (Sweet) Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 50: 118 (1984)
  • Hesperantha spicata subsp. spicata
• Hesperantha stenosiphon Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 429 (2003)
• Hesperantha sufflava Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 435 (2003)

* T - - - - -

• Hesperantha teretifolia Goldblatt, S. African J. Bot. 53: 460 (1987)
• Hesperantha truncatula Goldblatt, S. African J. Bot. 53: 461 (1987)

* U - - - - -

• Hesperantha umbricola Goldblatt, S. African J. Bot. 53: 459 (1987)

* V - - - - -

• Hesperantha vaginata (Sweet) Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 36: 298 (1970).
• Hesperantha vernalis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40: 279 (1982)

* W - - - - -

• Hesperantha woodii Baker, Handb. Irid.: 150 (1892)

References:

Image Gallery:

Hesperantha acuta Hesperantha alborosea Hesperantha altimontana Hesperantha bachmannii Hesperantha ballii Hesperantha baurii Hesperantha baurii subsp. baurii Hesperantha baurii subsp. formosa Hesperantha brevicaulis Hesperantha brevifolia Hesperantha brevistyla Hesperantha bulbifera Hesperantha candida Hesperantha cedarmontana Hesperantha ciliolata Hesperantha coccinea Hesperantha crocopsis Hesperantha cucullata Hesperantha curvula Hesperantha debilis Hesperantha decipiens Hesperantha elsiae Hesperantha falcata Hesperantha fibrosa Hesperantha flava Hesperantha flexuosa Hesperantha glabrescens Hesperantha glareosa Hesperantha gracilis Hesperantha grandiflora Hesperantha hantamensis Hesperantha helmei Hesperantha humilis Hesperantha hutchingsiae Hesperantha huttonii Hesperantha hygrophila Hesperantha inconspicua Hesperantha ingeliensis Hesperantha juncifolia Hesperantha karooica Hesperantha lactea Hesperantha latifolia Hesperantha leucantha Hesperantha lithicola Hesperantha longicollis Hesperantha longistyla Hesperantha longituba Hesperantha luticola Hesperantha malvina Hesperantha marlothii Hesperantha minima Hesperantha modesta Hesperantha montigena Hesperantha muirii Hesperantha namaquana Hesperantha oligantha Hesperantha pallescens Hesperantha pauciflora Hesperantha petitiana Hesperantha pilosa Hesperantha pseudopilosa Hesperantha pubinervia Hesperantha pulchra Hesperantha purpurea Hesperantha quadrangula 4) Hesperantha radiata Hesperantha rivulicola Hesperantha rupestris Hesperantha rupicola Hesperantha saldanhae Hesperantha saxicola Hesperantha schelpeana Hesperantha schlechteri Hesperantha scopulosa Hesperantha similis Hesperantha spicata Hesperantha spicata subsp. fistulosa Hesperantha spicata subsp. graminifolia Hesperantha spicata subsp. spicata Hesperantha stenosiphon Hesperantha sufflava Hesperantha teretifolia Hesperantha truncatula Hesperantha umbricola Hesperantha vaginata Hesperantha vernalis Hesperantha woodii

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