Freesia corymbosa

Freesia corymbosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Freesia
Species:
F. corymbosa
Binomial name
Freesia corymbosa
(Burm.f.) N.E.Br. (1929)
Synonyms
  • Freesia armstrongii W.Watson
  • Freesia aurea Hend. ex Gumbl.
  • Freesia brevis N.E.Br.
  • Freesia corymbosa var. aurea (Hend. ex Gumbl.) N.E.Br.
  • Freesia metelerkampiae L.Bolus
  • Freesia odorata (G.Lodd. ex Bosse) Eckl. ex Klatt
  • Freesia refracta var. odorata (G.Lodd. ex Bosse) Baker
  • Gladiolus corymbosus Burm.f.
  • Montbretia odorata (G.Lodd. ex Bosse) Heynh.
  • Tritonia odorata G.Lodd. ex Bosse
  • Waitzia odorata (G.Lodd. ex Bosse) Heynh.

Freesia corymbosa is a perennial, geophyte native to the Eastern and Western Cape.[1] The species occurs from the Great Swartberg through the Langkloof to Grahamstown, King William’s Town and Butterworth. It also forms part of the fynbos and Albany thickets biomes.[2]

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