Chasmanthe

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Chasmanthe_floribunda_3.jpg

|image_caption = Chasmanthe floribunda

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|taxon = Chasmanthe

|authority = N.E.Br.

|type_species = Chasmanthe aethiopica

|type_species_authority = (L.) N.E. Brown

}}

Chasmanthe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1932. It is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant and is naturalized in various locations.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=327036 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

In their native habitat the flowers are pollinated by sunbirds. The genus name is derived from the Greek words chasme, meaning "gaping", and anthos, meaning "flower".{{cite book |author1=Manning, John |author2=Goldblatt, Peter |title=The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification |publisher=Timber Press |location=Portland, Oregon|pages=178–81 |year=2008|isbn=978-0-88192-897-6}}

; Species

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Image	Name	Distribution
120px	Chasmanthe aethiopica (L.) N.E.Br. (Chasmanthe, Cobra Lily)	Cape Province; naturalized in the Canary Islands, Madeira, continental Portugal, continental Spain, Balearics and the Greek islands.{{cite web |title=Chasmanthe aethiopica (L.) N.E.Br. |url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/TPZY |publisher=Catalogue of Life |access-date=25 March 2021}}
120px	Chasmanthe bicolor (Gasp. ex Ten.) N.E.Br.	Cape Province; naturalized in California, Italy and Great Britain{{cite web |title=Chasmanthe bicolor (Gasp.) N.E.Br. |url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/TPZZ |publisher=Catalogue of Life |access-date=25 March 2021}}
120px	Chasmanthe floribunda (Salisb.) N.E.Br. (South African Cornflag, Pennants)	Cape Province; naturalized in California, Algeria, Australia, Argentina, St. Helena