Tritonia lancea

Tritonia lancea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Tritonia
Species:
T. lancea
Binomial name
Tritonia lancea
(Thunb.) N.E.Br., (1928)
Synonyms
  • Ixia lancea Thunb.
  • Ixia pectinata Vahl
  • Montbretia lacerata var. pectinata (Vahl) Baker
  • Montbretia pectinata (Vahl) Heynh.
  • Tritonia crispa var. pectinata ((Vahl) Baker
  • Tritonia pectinata (Vahl) Ker Gawl.
  • Waitzia pectinata (Vahl) Heynh.

Tritonia lancea is a perennial flowering plant belonging to the genus Tritonia.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos and renosterveld. The species has an area of occurrence of less than 92 km² and occurs on the Piketberg.[2]

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