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Thereianthus

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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]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  3. ^ Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the genus Thereianthus (Iridaceae: Crocoideae). Bothalia 41: 239-267.
  4. ^ 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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Thereianthus: Brief Summary

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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.

The genus name is derived from the Greek words thereios, meaning "summer", and anthos, meaning "flower".

Species 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
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