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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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
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