Geissorhiza
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| Geissorhiza | |
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| Geissorhiza radians | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixioideae |
| Tribe: | Ixieae |
| Genus: | Geissorhiza |
| Type species | |
| Geissorhiza obtusata Ker Gawl. |
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| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1]. | |
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Anomaza Laws. ex Salisb. |
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Geissorhiza is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the iris family which originate from South Africa. The genus name is derived from the Greek words geisson, meaning "tile", and rhizon, meaning "root".[2]
Here are some of them:
- Geissorhiza aspera
- Geissorhiza brehmii
- Geissorhiza confusa
- Geissorhiza corrugata
- Geissorhiza darlingensis
- Geissorhiza exscapa
- Geissorhiza eurystigma
- Geissorhiza geminata
- Geissorhiza hesperanthoides
- Geissorhiza heterostyla
- Geissorhiza imbricata
- Geissorhiza inaequalis
- Geissorhiza inflexa
- Geissorhiza leopoldtii
- Geissorhiza mathewsii
- Geissorhiza monanthos
- Geissorhiza ornithogaloides
- Geissorhiza ovata
- Geissorhiza purpureolutea
- Geissorhiza radians
- Geissorhiza schinzii
- Geissorhiza splendidissima
- Geissorhiza tulbaghensis
[edit] References
- ^ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 169–72. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
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