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Nivenia

Nivenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1808. Species in the genus are restricted in distribution to an area in the Cape Province of South Africa.

The genus name is a tribute to the Scottish botanist James Niven, one of the first to collect the genus.

Species
  1. Nivenia argentea Goldblatt
  2. Nivenia binata Klatt
  3. Nivenia concinna N.E.Br - Viljoens Pass
  4. Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker
  5. Nivenia dispar N.E.Br - Olifantskloof
  6. Nivenia fruticosa (L.f.) Baker - Langeberg Mountains
  7. Nivenia inaequalis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
  8. Nivenia levynsiae Weim.
  9. Nivenia parviflora Goldblatt
  10. Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt
  11. Nivenia stokoei ( L.Guthrie) N.E.Br. - Caledon