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Xenoscapa

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Xenoscapa is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae. It consists of only three species distributed in Africa, and is closely related to the genera Freesia.[2][3] The genus name is derived from the Greek words xenos, meaning "strange", and scapa, meaning "flowering stem".[4]

Species

The list of Xenoscapa species, with their complete name and authority, and their geographic distribution is given below.[5]

References

  1. ^ Syst. Bot. 20: 172 (1995).
  2. ^ Goldblatt, Peter; John Manning (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
  3. ^ Peter Goldblatt and John C. Manning. 1995. Phylogeny of the African Genera Anomatheca and Freesia (Iridaceae: Ixioideae), and a New Genus Xenoscapa. Systematic Botany, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 161-178
  4. ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
  5. ^ Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. World Checklist of Monocotyledons: Xenoscapa . Accessed May 16, 2009.
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Xenoscapa: Brief Summary

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Xenoscapa is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae. It consists of only three species distributed in Africa, and is closely related to the genera Freesia. The genus name is derived from the Greek words xenos, meaning "strange", and scapa, meaning "flowering stem".

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