Watsonia (plant)

Watsonia
Watsonia fulgens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Crocoideae
Tribe: Watsonieae
Genus: Watsonia
Mill.
Type species
Watsonia meriana
Species

58 species (see text).

Synonyms[1]
  • Lemonia Pers.
  • Lomenia Pourr.
  • Meriana Trew
  • Warneria Mill. ex L.

Watsonia (bugle lily) is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae, subfamily Crocoideae. Watsonias are native to southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini).[1] The genus is named after Sir William Watson, an 18th-century British botanist.[2]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 135–38. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.