Ferraria
Ferraria is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar to rotting meat and are pollinated by flies, while others have a pleasant scent. The genus name is a tribute to Italian Jesuit Botanist and botanical artist Giovanni Baptista Ferrari.
They are grown as ornamental plants in gardens in subtropical regions.
; Species
- Ferraria brevifolia G.J.Lewis - Cape Province of South Africa
- Ferraria candelabrum Rendle - Angola, Zambia
- Ferraria crispa Burm. - Cape Province; naturalized in Spain, Australia, Canary Islands, Madeira
- Ferraria densepunctulata M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
- Ferraria divaricata Sw. - Cape Province
- Ferraria ferrariola Willd. - Cape Province
- Ferraria flava Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
- Ferraria foliosa G.J.Lewis - Cape Province
- Ferraria glutinosa Rendle - from Cape Province north to Zaïre
- Ferraria macrochlamys Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
- Ferraria ornata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
- Ferraria ovata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
- Ferraria parva Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
- Ferraria schaeferi Dinter - Cape Province, Namibia
- Ferraria spithamaea Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Angola
- Ferraria uncinata Sweet - Cape Province
- Ferraria variabilis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province, Namibia
- Ferraria welwitschii Baker - Zaïre, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola
