Hesperoxiphion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1877. It is native to northwestern South America.[1] The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "western", and xiphos, meaning "sword".[2][3][4]
| Hesperoxiphion | |
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| Hesperoxiphion huilense | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Tigridieae |
| Genus: | Hesperoxiphion Baker |
| Type species | |
| Hesperoxiphion peruviana | |
- Species[1]
- Hesperoxiphion herrerae (Diels ex R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Cajamarca region in Peru
- Hesperoxiphion huilense Ravenna - Colombia
- Hesperoxiphion niveum (Ravenna) Ravenna - Cajamarca region in Peru
- Hesperoxiphion pardalis (Ravenna) Ravenna - Apurímac region in Peru
- Hesperoxiphion peruvianum (Baker) Baker - Bolivia, Peru
References edit
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
- ^ Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2008). The Iris family: natural history and classification: 1-290. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
- ^ Ravenna, P. (2009). A survey in the genus Cypella and its allies (Iridaceae). Onira; Botanical Leaflets 12: 1-11.
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