Lapeirousia is a genus with about 40 species in the Iridaceae family that is found across sub-Saharan Africa from Nigeria and Ethiopia to the southwestern Cape. Leaves are flat and curved to narrow and pleated.

Lapeirousia violacea, commonly known as Violet Kabong, is a near threatened South African endemic species found in the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces, ranging from the Bokkeveld Escarpment to Biedouw Valley. From winter to spring it produces eye-catching dark pink to purple flowers.