Watsonieae

Taxobox
name = Watsonieae

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Watsonia tabularis"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Iridaceae
subfamilia = Ixioideae
tribus = Watsonieae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = See text.

Watsonieae is the second largest tribe in the Ixioideae subfamily (which is included in the Iridaceae family) and named after the best-known genus in It - "Watsonia". The members in this group are widely distributed in Africa, mainly in its southern parts.

They sometimes have the typical sword-shaped leaves of the Iridaceae family but sometimes, like in "Lapeirousia pyramidalis" or "Lapeirousia divaricata", they are very specific. The rootstock is a corm.

The blooms are collected in inflorescence and sometimes have scent. They have six petals which are identical in the most cases but sometimes has small differences. The ovary is 3-locular.

These plants are not among the popular ornamental flowers. "Watsonia" is often used with this purpose, but the other genera are not very well-known. However, they have many ornamental traits.

List of genera

*"Cyanixia"
*"Lapeirousia"
*"Micranthus"
*"Savannosiphon"
*"Thereianthus"
*"Watsonia"