Orthrosanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1827. It is native to Australia, Mexico, Central and South America.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Orthrosanthus | |
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| Orthrosanthus laxus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Sisyrinchieae |
| Genus: | Orthrosanthus Sweet |
| Type species | |
| Orthrosanthus multiflorus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus name is derived from the Greek words orthros, meaning "morning", and anthos, meaning "flower".[7] They are known commonly as morning irises.[8]
Description
editThese are rhizomatous perennial herbs. The linear to sword-shaped leaves are arranged in a layered fan. The flowers are usually blue, except in one white-flowered species. This genus is closely related to the genus Libertia. The flowers are very similar, but Libertia flowers are usually white.[7]
- Species[1]
- Orthrosanthus acorifolius (Kunth) Ravenna - Colombia, Venezuela
- Orthrosanthus chimboracensis (Kunth) Baker - Chiapas, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Brazil
- Orthrosanthus exsertus (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Mexico, Honduras
- Orthrosanthus laxus (Endl.) Benth. - Western Australia
- Orthrosanthus monadelphusRavenna - southern Mexico, Central America
- Orthrosanthus muelleri Benth. Benth. - Western Australia
- Orthrosanthus multiflorus Sweet - Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria
- Orthrosanthus occissapungus (Ruiz ex Klatt) Diels - Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina
- Orthrosanthus polystachyus Benth. - many-spike orthrosanthus - Western Australia
References
edit- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Woodson, R.E. & Schery, R.W. (1945). Flora of Panama Part 3, Fasc. 1.. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 32: 34-43.
- ^ Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
- ^ Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- ^ Henrich, J.E. & Goldblatt, P. (1987). A Review of the New World species of Orthrosanthus Sweet.. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 74: 577-582.
- ^ Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1996). Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una sinopsis florística 6: 43-59. Mexico City : Consejo Nacional de la Flora de Mexico.
- ^ a b Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 216–19. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
- ^ "Orthrosanthus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
External links
edit- Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. "Orthrosanthus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
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