Witsenia
Genus of flowering plants
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Witsenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1782. There is only one known species, Witsenia maura, endemic to Cape Province in western South Africa.[1][2]
| Witsenia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nivenioideae |
| Genus: | Witsenia Thunb. |
| Species: | W. maura |
| Binomial name | |
| Witsenia maura | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Antholyza maura L. | |
The genus name is a tribute to the botany patron Nicolaas Witsen.[3]
