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Kabongs
Lapeirousia
Lapeirousia is a genus in the plant family Iridaceae. It is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, about a third of the species occurring in fynbos.
25 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Purple Corn-lily
speciesLapeirousia jacquinii

Pyramid Kabong
speciesLapeirousia pyramidalis

Long Kabong
speciesLapeirousia anceps

Granite Kabong
speciesLapeirousia silenoides

Catclaw Corn-lily
speciesLapeirousia fabricii

Hare Kabong
speciesLapeirousia plicata

Cushion Kabong
speciesLapeirousia oreogena

Rib Kabong
speciesLapeirousia divaricata

Sand Kabong
speciesLapeirousia arenicola

Short Pyramid Kabong
speciesLapeirousia angustifolia

Lapeirousia macrospatha
speciesLapeirousia macrospatha

Spiral Kabong
speciesLapeirousia exilis

Dolomite Kabong
speciesLapeirousia dolomitica

Lapeirousia barklyi
speciesLapeirousia barklyi

Lapeirousia spinosa
speciesLapeirousia spinosa

Lapeirousia verecunda
speciesLapeirousia verecunda

Violet Kabong
speciesLapeirousia violacea

Snow Kabong
speciesLapeirousia montana

Lapeirousia tenuis
speciesLapeirousia tenuis

Spider Kabong
speciesLapeirousia littoralis

Rhodesian Spider-Lily
speciesLapeirousia odoratissima

Lapeirousia simulans
speciesLapeirousia simulans

Lapeirousia kalahariensis
speciesLapeirousia kalahariensis

Lapeirousia kamiesmontana
speciesLapeirousia kamiesmontana

Lapeirousia silenoides × verecunda
hybridLapeirousia silenoides × verecunda
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 119383.