Tapeinia

Tapeinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Iridoideae
Tribe:	Sisyrinchieae
Genus:	Tapeinia; Comm. ex Juss.
Species:	T. pumila
Binomial name
	Tapeinia pumila; (G.Forst.) Baill.
Synonyms
	List Ixia pumila G.Forst. ; Sisyrinchium pumilum (G.Forst.) Hook.f. ; Witsenia pumila (G.Forst.) Vahl ; Galaxia magellanica (Lam.) Steud. ; Ixia magellanica Lam. ; Moraea magellanica (Lam.) Willd. ; Tapeinia magellanica (Lam.) J.F.Gmel. ; Witsenia magellanica (Lam.) Pers. ;

Tapeinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name is derived from the Greek word tapeinos, meaning "low".^[2] The single species, Tapeinia pumila, is native to Southern Chile (from Araucanía to Magallanes regions) and Argentina.^[3]

References

^ "Tapeinia pumila". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
^ Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro; Alarcón, Diego; Baeza, Carlos; Cavieres, Lohengrin; Finot, Víctor L.; Fuentes, Nicol; Kiessling, Andrea; Mihoc, Maritza; Pauchard, Aníbal; Ruiz, Eduardo; Sanchez, Paulina; Marticorena, Alicia; Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro (June 2018). "Catalogue of the vascular plants of Chile". Gayana. Botánica. 75 (1): 1–430. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001. ISSN 0717-6643.

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