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Tritonia undulata (plant)

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Tritonia undulata (plant)

Tritonia undulata is a tuberous geophyte in the iris family (Iridaceae). It is native to South Africa and is found only in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces. The plant grows in the Cape region’s fynbos habitat and covers a range of about 34,745 square kilometers.

Scientific classification:
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Angiosperms
- Monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- Family: Iridaceae
- Genus: Tritonia
- Species: undulata

Binomial name: Tritonia undulata (Burm.f.) Baker, 1877

Synonyms include Acidanthera crispa and Gladiolus crispus, among others.


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