Thereianthus

 ( Iridaceae Genera ) 

Thereianthus is a genus of in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1941. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGermishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the genus Thereianthus (Iridaceae: Crocoideae). Bothalia 41: 239-267.

The genus name is derived from the Greek language words thereios, meaning "summer", and anthos, meaning "flower".

Species

• Thereianthus bracteolatus (Lam.) G.J.Lewis
• Thereianthus bulbiferus Peter Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
• Thereianthus elandsmontanus Peter Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
• Thereianthus intermedius J.C.Manning & Peter Goldblatt
• Thereianthus ixioides G.J.Lewis
• Thereianthus juncifolius (Baker) G.J.Lewis
• Thereianthus longicollis (Schltr.) G.J.Lewis
• Thereianthus minutus (Klatt) G.J.Lewis
• Thereianthus montanus J.C.Manning & Peter Goldblatt
• Thereianthus racemosus (Klatt) G.J.Lewis
• Thereianthus spicatus (Carl Linnaeus) G.J.Lewis