Tritoniopsis triticea

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Tritoniopsis triticea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Tritoniopsis
Species:
T. triticea
Binomial name
Tritoniopsis triticea
(Burm.f.) Goldblatt, (1990)
Synonyms
  • Anapalina burchellii(N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.
  • Anapalina triticea(Burm.f.) N.E.Br.
  • Antholyza burchelliiN.E.Br.
  • Antholyza lucidiorL.f.
  • Antholyza triticea(Burm.f.) N.E.Br.
  • Gladiolus lucidior(L.f.) Baker
  • Homoglossum lucidior(L.f.) Baker
  • Ixia triticeaBurm.f.
  • Tritoniopsis burchellii(N.E.Br.) Goldblatt
  • Watsonia lucens Pers.
  • Watsonia lucidior(L.f.) Eckl.
  • Watsonia tigrinaEckl.

Tritoniopsis triticea, the summer snake flower or mountain pipes, is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Tritoniopsis and is part of the fynbos. [1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape. [2] [3]

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