Trimezia

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Trimezia
Trimezia steyermarkii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Trimezieae
Genus: Trimezia
Salisbury ex Herbert
Type species
Trimezia meridensis
Herbert
Species

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Trimezia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to the warmer parts of Central America, South America, and the West Indies. The genus name is derived from the Greek words tri, meaning "three", and meze, meaning "greater".[1]

[edit] Species

Flower of T. juncifolia
Flower of T. violacea

[edit] References

  1. ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 226–29. ISBN 0-88192-897-6. 
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