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Iridaceae

Montbretia

Tritonia crocata (L.) Ker Gawl.

Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Tritonia

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Montbretia: Tritonia crocata (labelled T. hyalina ) at the University of California Botanical Garden , Berkeley, California
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Afrikaans
Mosselbaai-kalkoentjie
Chinese
觀音蘭, 观音兰
English
Montbretia, Flame freesia
Japanese
アカバナヒメアヤメ

Synonyms

  • Belamcanda fenestrata (Jacq.) Moench
  • Crocosmia crocata (L.) Planch.
  • Crocosmia fenestrata (Jacq.) Planch.
  • Gladiolus crocatus (L.) Pers.
  • Ixia crocata L.
  • Ixia crocata Redouté
  • Ixia fenestrata Jacq.
  • Ixia hyalina Salisb.
  • Ixia hyalina L.f.
  • Ixia iridifolia D.Delaroche
  • Ixia planifolia Mill.
  • Ixia purpurea Lam.
  • Montbretia crocata (L.) Endl.
  • Montbretia fenestrata (Jacq.) Endl.
  • Montbretia purpurea (Lam.) Heynh.
  • Montbretia sanguinea Heynh.
  • Tapeinia crocata (L.) F.Dietr.
  • Tapeinia fenestrata (Jacq.) F.Dietr.
  • Tritonia crocata var. purpurea (Lam.) Baker
  • Tritonia crocata var. sanguinea (Eckl.) Baker
  • Tritonia fenestrata (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.
  • Tritonia hyalina (L.f.) Baker
  • Tritonia purpurea (Lam.) Ker Gawl.
  • Tritonia sanguinea Eckl.
  • Tritonixia crocata (L.) Klatt
  • Tritonixia hyalina (L.f.) Klatt
  • Tritonixia purpurea (Lam.) Klatt
  • Waitzia crocata (L.) Hoffm.
  • Waitzia fenestrata (Jacq.) Kreysig

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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.