Melasphaerula
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Genus: | Melasphaerula Ker Gawl.
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Melasphaerula graminea (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
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Melasphaerula is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1803. There is only one known species, Melasphaerula graminea, native to Namibia and the Cape Province in South Africa.[1]
The genus name is derived from the Greek words melas, meaning "black", and sphaerulos, meaning "small sphere".[2]
Some sources use the name Melasphaerula parviflora for the species, not accepting Melasphaerula graminea.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 142–44. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
- ^ Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington
- ^ Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria