Genlisia

Nivenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Nivenioideae
Genus:	Nivenia Ventenat
Type species
Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawler) Baker
Synonyms
Genlisia Rchb.

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.