See text Watsonieae is the second largest tribe in the subfamily Crocoideae (which is included in the family Iridaceae) and named after the best-known genus in it — Watsonia.

The members in this group are widely distributed in Africa, mainly in its southern parts.

The species in this tribe sometimes have the typical sword-shaped leaves of the family Iridaceae, but sometimes, like in Lapeirousia pyramidalis or Lapeirousia divaricata, they have different morphologies.

The flowers are arranged in inflorescences and sometimes are scented.

The flowers have six tepals which are identical in the most cases or have small differences.