Watsonia amabilis Goldblatt (1989:41)
Wine watsonia
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1973 or later (Dorse et al., 2006)
Since Rediscovered [date not specified] (Dorse et al., 2006)
Distribution & Habitat
Paarl to Sir Lowry's Pass, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Goldblatt, P. (1989). The genus Watsonia. A systematic monograph. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens 19:1-148. National Botanic Gardens, Cape Town.
Other references:
Dorse, C., Gibbs, D., Koopman, R. and Raimondo, D. (2006). Watsonia amabilis Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/06/05.
Germishuizen, G. and Meyer, N. L. (eds.). (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J. C. (2000). Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J. C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
POWO. (2025). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 29 July 2025]
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J. E., Helme, N. A., Turner, R. C., Kamundi, D. A. and Manyama, P. A. (2009). Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.