Ferraria

Taxobox
name = "Ferraria"


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Ferraria crispa"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Iridaceae
subfamilia = Iridoideae
tribus = Irideae
tribe = Irideae
genus = "Ferraria"
genus_authority = Burm. ex Mill.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Ferraria" is a genus of 11 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30-45 cm tall. Their specific flowers has unpleasant scent similar to rotten meat or something decayed. Thanks to that They attracts the pollinators - These are the flies.

;Selected species
*"Ferraria brevifolia" G.J.Lewis
*"Ferraria crispa" Burm. (syn. "F. undulata")
*"Ferraria densepunctulata" M.P.de Vos
*"Ferraria divaricata" Sw.
*"Ferraria foliosa" G.J.Lewis
*"Ferraria glutinosa" (Baker) Rendle
*"Ferraria kamiesbergensis" M.P.de Vos
*"Ferraria schaeferi" Dinter
*"Ferraria uncinata" Sweet

They are grown as ornamental plants in gardens in subtropical regions.

References

* [http://www.museums.org.za/bio/plants/iridaceae/ferraria.htm Biodiversity South Africa: "Ferraria"]
* [http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/search1.cfm?level=Gen&value=Ferraria&source=plants UNEP-WCMC Species Database: "Ferraria"]
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?4653 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Ferraria"]
* [http://www.biodiversity.org.na/scripts/taxondisplay.php?taxonlevel=Genus&taxonnr=5490&PHPSESSID=4b4b56eb44e8ea26c6cfc2ab73d8ad03 Flora of Namibia: "Ferraria"]
* [http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=382 Flora of Zimbabwe: "Ferraria"]