Thereianthus
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| Genus: | Thereianthus G.L. Lewis
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| Thereianthus spicatus (L.) G.J. Lewis
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Thereianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1941. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.[1][2][3]
The genus name is derived from the Greek words thereios, meaning "summer", and anthos, meaning "flower".[4]
- Species[1]
- Thereianthus bracteolatus (Lam.) G.J.Lewis
- Thereianthus bulbiferus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Thereianthus elandsmontanus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Thereianthus intermedius J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
- Thereianthus ixioides G.J.Lewis
- Thereianthus juncifolius (Baker) G.J.Lewis
- Thereianthus longicollis (Schltr.) G.J.Lewis
- Thereianthus minutus (Klatt) G.J.Lewis
- Thereianthus montanus J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
- Thereianthus racemosus (Klatt) G.J.Lewis
- Thereianthus spicatus (L.) G.J.Lewis
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- ^ Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the genus Thereianthus (Iridaceae: Crocoideae). Bothalia 41: 239-267.
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 130–33. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
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