Nivenioideae is a subfamily of flowering plants and one of the six subfamilies in the family
Iridaceae
Iridaceae () is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the Iris (plant), irises. It has a nearly global distribution, with 69 accepted genera with a total of about 2500 species. It includes a number of economically importan ...
. It contains three genera, from South Africa which are the only true shrubs in the family (''
Klattia'', ''
Nivenia'' and ''
Witsenia''), It previously included ''
Aristea'', ''
Patersonia'' and also ''
Geosiris'', which are now each placed in their own monotypic subfamily.
References
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Iridaceae
Asparagales subfamilies