Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Tritonia nelsonii Baker
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Common names: Nelson’s tritonia, stripe-leaf triton (Eng.)
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Gladiolus phoenix Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
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Common names: ash lady (Eng.)
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Geissorhiza ovata (Burm.f.) Asch. & Graebn.
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Common names: pink satin flower (Eng.); pienk satynblom (Afr.)
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Aristea torulosa Klatt (= Aristea woodii N.E.Br.)
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Common names: Wood’s aristea (Eng.); blousuurkanol (Afr.); khahla, lethepu-le-lenyenyane (Sesotho,); umluzi omncane (isiZulu); phayimashimane (siSwati)
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Watsonia strubeniae L.Bolus
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Common names: Sabie watsonia Graskop watsonia, Struben’s watsonia (Eng.) Graskopse-kanolpypie (Afr.)
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Watsonia lepida N.E.Br
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Common names: lonesome watsonia (Eng.); khahla (Sesotho)
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Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt.
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Common names: large brown-afrikaner, large brown africander, brown africander, sword lily (Eng.); ribbokblom, aandpypie, grootbruinafrikaner, kaneelaandblom, bruinaandblom, bruinaandblompypie, bruinafrikander, reebokblom (Afr.)
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Aristea grandis Weim.
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Common names: large blue-stars, giant blue-eyed grass (Eng.)
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Radinosiphon leptostachya (Baker) N.E.Br.
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Common names: slender-spiked radinosiphon (Eng.); blou angelier (Afr.)
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Babiana rubrocyanea (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.
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Common names: blue-and-red babiana, wine-cup baboon-root, winecup babiana (Eng.); kelkiewynbobbejaantjie, rooibloubobbejaantjie (Afr.)
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