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.
[Image:Ferraria uncinata.JPG|thumb|right|Ferraria uncinata] They are grown as ornamental plants in gardens in subtropical regions.
; SpeciesFerraria brevifolia G.J.Lewis - Cape Province of South AfricaFerraria candelabrum Rendle - Angola, ZambiaFerraria crispa Burm. - Cape Province; naturalized in Spain, Australia, Canary Islands, MadeiraFerraria densepunctulata M.P.de Vos - Cape ProvinceFerraria divaricata Sw. - Cape ProvinceFerraria ferrariola Willd. - Cape ProvinceFerraria flava Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape ProvinceFerraria foliosa G.J.Lewis - Cape ProvinceFerraria glutinosa Rendle - from Cape Province north to Zaïre Ferraria macrochlamys Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape ProvinceFerraria ornata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape ProvinceFerraria ovata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape ProvinceFerraria parva Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape ProvinceFerraria schaeferi Dinter - Cape Province, NamibiaFerraria spithamaea Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - AngolaFerraria uncinata Sweet - Cape ProvinceFerraria variabilis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province, NamibiaFerraria welwitschii Baker - Zaïre, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola