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Genus of flowering plants
Cypella is a
genus of
herbaceous ,
perennial and
bulbous plants in the family
Iridaceae . It is distributed in
South America , from
Peru and
Brazil to Northern
Argentina .
[2] The genus name is likely derived from the
Greek word kyphella , meaning "hollow of the ear", and alludes to the shape of the inner
tepals .
[3]
Species
[2]
Based on DNA and morphological features, the South American genera
Kelissa and
Onira are now included in Cypella .
[4]
Cypella amambaica Ravenna , Onira 12: 4 (2009). Paraguay
Cypella aquatilis Ravenna , Nordic J. Bot. 1: 489 (1981). S.
Brazil .
Cypella armosa Ravenna , Wrightia 7: 20 (1981). Paraguay to NE. Argentina.
Cypella boliviana Huaylla , Kew Bull. 67: 297 (2012). Bolivia
Cypella brasiliensis (Baker) Roitman & J.A.Castillo, Darwiniana 45: 238 (2007). southern Brazil
Cypella catharinensis Ravenna , Onira 10: 39 (2005). Brazil (
Santa Catarina ).
Cypella craterantha Ravenna , Revista Inst. Munic. Bot. 2: 52 (1964).
Peru (
Cajamarca ).
Cypella crenata (Vell.) Ravenna, Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 10: 312 (1965). Brazil (SE.
Minas Gerais to
São Paulo ).
Cypella curuzupensis Ravenna , Wrightia 7: 19 (1981).
Paraguay .
Cypella discolor Ravenna , Wrightia 7: 16 (1981). S. Brazil.
Cypella elegans Speg ., Physis (Buenos Aires) 2: 43 (1917). Argentina (
Jujuy Province ).
Cypella exilis Ravenna , Nordic J. Bot. 1: 492 (1981). E. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina.
Cypella fucata Ravenna , Wrightia 7: 18 (1981). S. Brazil to NE.
Uruguay .
Cypella geniculata (Klatt) Ravenna, Revista Inst. Munic. Bot. 2: 53 (1964). Brazil.
Cypella hauthalii (Kuntze) R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 171: 23 (1950). SE. Paraguay to Argentina (
Corrientes ,
Misiones ).
Cypella herbertii (Lindl.) Herb., Bot. Mag. 53: t. 2637 (1826). S. Brazil to NE. Argentina.
Cypella laeta Ravenna , Wrightia 7: 13 (1981). NE. Argentina.
Cypella lapidosa Ravenna , Wrightia 7: 21 (1981). Argentina (Corrientes).
Cypella laxa Ravenna , Wrightia 7: 15 (1981). S. Brazil.
Cypella luteogibbosa Deble , Phytotaxa 71: 60 (2012). Rio Grande do Sul
Cypella magnicristata Deble , Phytotaxa 71: 63 (2012). Rio Grande do Sul
Cypella mandonii Rusby , Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 125 (1896).
Bolivia .
Cypella oreophila Speg ., Physis (Buenos Aires) 2: 44 (1917). NW. Argentina.
Cypella osteniana Beauverd , Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève 14: 165 (1922 publ. 1923). Uruguay.
Cypella pabstiana Ravenna , Wrightia 7: 18 (1981). Brazil (
Paraná ).
Cypella pusilla (Link & Otto) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. , Index Kew. 1: 689 (1893). S. Brazil.
Cypella suffusa Ravenna , Onira 12: 1 (2009). Argentina (Misiones Province)
Cypella trimontina Ravenna , Onira 12: 2 (2009). Argentina (Corrientes Province)
Cypella unguiculata (Baker) Roitman & J.A.Castillo - Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul
Cypella yatayphila Ravenna , Onira 12: 3 (2009). Argentina (Entre Ríos Province)
formerly included
References
Bibliography
Flora Brasiliensis *
Brazilian species of Cypella
Dimitri, M. 1987. Enciclopedia Argentina de Agricultura y Jardinería. Tomo I. Descripción de plantas cultivadas. Editorial ACME S.A.C.I., Buenos AIres.
Roitman, G & Castillo, A. Novedades en el género Cypella . Bol. Soc. Argent. de Botánica 38: 337-339 (2003).
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