Nivenia

Nivenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1808. Species in the genus are restricted in distribution to an area in the Cape Province of South Africa.

The genus name is a tribute to the Scottish botanist James Niven (1774–1826), one of the first to collect the genus. Species Nivenia argentea Goldblatt Nivenia binata Klatt Nivenia concinna N.E.Br - Viljoens Pass Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker Nivenia dispar N.E.Br - Olifantskloof Nivenia fruticosa (L.f.) Baker - Langeberg Mountains Nivenia inaequalis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning Nivenia levynsiae Weim. Nivenia parviflora Goldblatt Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt Nivenia stokoei (L.Guthrie) N.E.Br. - Caledon