Solenomelus is a genus of South American (Argentina & Chile)[1] species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. They are very closely allied to Sisyrinchium with rhizomes, flowers with a perianth tube and a style that is not divided and a single capitate stigma. The genus name is derived from the Greek words solen, meaning "tube", and melos, meaning "member".[2]

Solenomelus
Solenomelus pedunculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Sisyrinchieae
Genus: Solenomelus
Miers
Type species
Solenomelus chilensis
Miers
Synonyms[1]
  • Cruckshanksia Miers, invalid name
  • Lechlera Griseb.
  • Susarium Phil.
Species[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 225–26. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
  3. ^ Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 269 1910
  4. ^ Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 309 1898