Watsonieae is the second largest tribe in the subfamily Crocoideae (which is included in the family Iridaceae) and named after the best-known genus in it — Watsonia. The members in this group are widely distributed in Africa, mainly in its southern parts.
| Watsonieae | |
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| Watsonia tabularis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
| Tribe: | Watsonieae Klatt |
| Genera | |
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The species in this tribe sometimes have the typical sword-shaped leaves of the family Iridaceae, but sometimes, like in Lapeirousia pyramidalis or Lapeirousia divaricata, they have different morphologies. The rootstock is a corm.
The flowers are arranged in inflorescences and sometimes are scented. The flowers have six tepals which are identical in the most cases or have small differences. The ovary is 3-locular.
Watsonia is often used for ornamental purposes. The other genera have ornamental potential but are less well known.
List of genera
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References
edit- ^ Goldblatt, Peter; Rodriguez, Aaron; Powell, M. P.; Davies, Jonathan T.; Manning, John C.; van der Bank, M.; Savolainen, Vincent (2008). "Iridaceae 'Out of Australasia'? Phylogeny, Biogeography, and Divergence Time Based on Plastid DNA Sequences" (PDF). Systematic Botany. 33 (3): 495–508. doi:10.1600/036364408785679806. ISSN 0363-6445.495-508&rft.date=2008&rft_id=info:doi/10.1600/036364408785679806&rft.issn=0363-6445&rft.aulast=Goldblatt&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft.au=Rodriguez, Aaron&rft.au=Powell, M. P.&rft.au=Davies, Jonathan T.&rft.au=Manning, John C.&rft.au=van der Bank, M.&rft.au=Savolainen, Vincent&rft_id=https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/~davies/pdfs/Goldblatt%20et%20al.%202008.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Watsonieae" class="Z3988">