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Iridaceae

Painted petals

Lapeirousia fabricii (D.Delaroche) Ker Gawl.

Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Lapeirousia

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Painted petals: Painted Petals or Lapeirousia fabricii, photographed by Ronald Flipphi, on 5 October 2019, opposite a chapel along the road from Algeria to Grootkloof, Cederber
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Kabong
English
Painted petals

Synonyms

  • Gladiolus fabricii (D.Delaroche) Thunb.
  • Ixia fabricii D.Delaroche
  • Meristostigma fabricii (D.Delaroche) A.Dietr.
  • Ovieda fabricii (D.Delaroche) Spreng.
  • Peyrousia fabricii (D.Delaroche) Sweet

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.