Characteristics
Monocots
Freesia laxa (Thunb.)Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
FALSE FREESIA
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Not Native
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Classification
ASPARAGALES
Freesia laxa (Thunb.)Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - FALSE FREESIA
Citation
FREESIA LAXA (Thunberg) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning, Syst. Bot. 20: 171. 1995.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape, Langkloof, s.d., Thunberg s.n. (holotype: UPS).
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
 
Duval
PIHG
 
Hernando
USF
 
Hillsborough
USF
 
Leon
FSU
 
Orange
FLAS
 
Pasco
FLAS
 
Volusia
PIHG
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Anomatheca cruenta
Anomatheca cruenta Lindley, Edwards's Bot. Reg. 16: t. 1369. 1830.
 
TYPE: SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape, s.d., Lindley s.n. (holotype: CGE).
Anomatheca laxa
Anomatheca laxa (Thunberg) Goldblatt, J. S. African Bot. 37: 442. 1971.
BASIONYM: Gladiolus laxus Thunberg 1823.
TYPE: SOUTH AFRICA:
Freesia cruenta
Freesia cruenta (Lindley) Klatt, T. Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 187. 1895.
BASIONYM: Anomatheca cruenta Lindley 1830.
 
Gladiolus laxus
Gladiolus laxus Thunberg, Fl. Cap., ed. 2. 50. 1823.
 
TYPE: SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape, Langkloof, s.d., Thunberg s.n. (holotype: UPS).
Lapeirousia cruenta
Lapeirousia cruenta (Lindley) Baker, Handb. Irid. 173. 1892.
BASIONYM: Anomatheca cruenta Lindley 1830.
 
Lapeirousia laxa
Lapeirousia laxa (Thunberg) N. E. Brown, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 24. 1928.
BASIONYM: Gladiolus laxus Thunberg 1823.
TYPE: SOUTH AFRICA:
Meristostigma laxa
Meristostigma laxa (Thunberg) A. Dietrich, Sp. Pl. 2: 597. 1833.
BASIONYM: Gladiolus laxus Thunberg 1823.
 
Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
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