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 (1774-1826), one of the first to collect the genus.


 * Species
 * Nivenia argentea Goldblatt
 * Nivenia binata Klatt
 * Nivenia concinna N.E.Br - Viljoens Pass
 * Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker
 * Nivenia dispar N.E.Br - Olifantskloof
 * Nivenia fruticosa (L.f.) Baker - Langeberg Mountains
 * Nivenia inaequalis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
 * Nivenia levynsiae Weim.
 * Nivenia parviflora Goldblatt
 * Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt
 * Nivenia stokoei (L.Guthrie) N.E.Br. - Caledon