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 (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