Nivenia
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.
The genus name is a tribute to the Scottish botanist James Niven, one of the first to collect the genus.
; SpeciesNivenia argentea Goldblatt Nivenia binata KlattNivenia concinna N.E.Br - Viljoens PassNivenia corymbosa BakerNivenia dispar N.E.Br - OlifantskloofNivenia fruticosa Baker - Langeberg MountainsNivenia inaequalis Goldblatt & J.C.ManningNivenia levynsiae Weim.Nivenia parviflora GoldblattNivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt Nivenia stokoei N.E.Br. - Caledon