Hesperoxiphion

Hesperoxiphion peruvianum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Tigridieae
Genus: Hesperoxiphion
Species: H. herrerae – H. huilense – H. niveum – H. pardalis – H. peruvianum

Name

Hesperoxiphion Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 127 (1877).

• Type species: non designatus

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baker, J.G. 1877. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 16: 127.

Additional references

• Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. 2008. The Iris family: the natural history and classification, 290 pp. Timber Press, Portland, London. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6 Reference page. 
• Ravenna, P. 2009. A survey in the genus Cypella and its allies (Iridaceae). Onira; Botanical Leaflets 12: 1–11.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Hesperoxiphion in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Hesperoxiphion. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 28 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Hesperoxiphion. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Nov. 2015.

Vernacular names

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