Tritonia cooperi

Tritonia cooperi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Tritonia
Species:
T. cooperi
Binomial name
Tritonia cooperi
(Baker) Klatt, (1982)
Synonyms
  • Crocosmia longiflora (L.f.) Klatt
  • Gladiolus longiflorus L.f.
  • Ixia cooperi (Baker) Baker
  • Montbretia longiflora (L.f.) Voigt
  • Morphixia cooperi Baker
  • Tapeinia longiflora (L.f.) F.Dietr.
  • Tritonia cooperi subsp. quadrialata M.P.de Vos
  • Tritonia longiflora (L.f.) N.E.Br.
  • Tritonia longituba R.C.Foster
  • Waitzia longiflora (L.f.) Kreysig

Tritonia cooperi is a tuberous geophyte that is part of the genus Tritonia.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape. It occurs from the Du Toitskloof Mountains to the Kogelberg and eastwards across the Riviersonderend Mountains and Langeberg to Riversdale and the Potberg. The species has a range of 15 773 km² and is part of the fynbos.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  2. ^ "Tritonia cooperi (Baker) Klatt | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-09-09.