Ixia orientalis

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox | image = | status = | status_system = | genus = Ixia | species = orientalis | authority = L.Bolus | synonyms =* ''Ixia scariosa'' var. ''longifolia'' <small>Baker</small> * ''Tritonia schlechteri'' <small>Baker</small> }}

'''''Ixia orientalis''''' is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus ''Ixia'' and is part of the fynbos.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Threatened Species Programme {{!}} SANBI Red List of South African Plants |url=https://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1547-44 |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=SANBI}}</ref> The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape and Western Cape and occurs from Caledon to Bathurst and the Amathole Mountains. This species is the most common and widespread species in the genus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ixia orientalis L.Bolus {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:439508-1 |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}</ref>

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orientalis Category:Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Category:Plants described in 1929 Category:Taxa named by Louisa Bolus