Tritoniopsis cinnamomea is a new species from the Piketberg, Western Cape, allied to Tritoniopsis parviflora and distinguished from it by creamy white flowers with the apices and outer surface of the tepals flushed dark brownish pink; narrow, linear tepals up to 2.5 mm wide; and slightly longer filaments 15–16 mm long. The new species is illustrated and described. It is one of a group of seven species with fragrant, yellow or cream-colored flowers with filaments 3–14 mm long and yellow anthers 3–5 mm long with reduced apiculate up to 0.5 mm long. We provide a key to the species in this group.
Tritoniopsis Cinnamomea (Iridaceae), a new species from the Piketberg, western Cape, with a key to allied species
Year: 2016
