Hesperoxiphion

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]

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

Hesperoxiphion es un género de plantas perennes y rizomatosas con cinco especies, perteneciente a la familia de las iridáceas.^[1]​ Es originario de Sudamérica donde se distribuye por Bolivia, Colombia y Perú.

Etimología

El nombre del género se deriva de las palabras griegas hésperos, que significa "occidental", y xiphos, que significa "espada".^[2]​

Especies

• Hesperoxiphion herrerae (Diels ex R.C.Foster) Ravenna, Not. Mens. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. 21: 8 (1977).
• Hesperoxiphion huilense Ravenna, Bot. Not. 132: 464 (1979).
• Hesperoxiphion niveum (Ravenna) Ravenna, Not. Mens. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. 21: 8 (1977).
• Hesperoxiphion pardalis (Ravenna) Ravenna, Not. Mens. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. 21: 8 (1977).
• Hesperoxiphion peruvianum (Baker) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 127 (1877).

Referencias

Hesperoxiphion é um género botânico pertencente à família Iridaceae.^[1]

Referências

Referências

• Goldblatt, P., (1990) Phylogeny and classification of Iridaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77:607-627.
• Reeves, G., Chase, M.W., Goldblatt, P., Rudall, P., Fay, M.F., Cox, A.V., LeJeune, B., & Souza-Chies, T., (2001). Molecular systematics of Iridaceae: Evidence from four plastid DNA regions. Amer. J. Bot. 88:2074-2087.