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Cypella
Cypella coelestis [1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Tigridieae
Genus: Cypella
Herb.
Type species
Cypella herbertii
(Lindley) Herbert
Synonyms [2]
  • Kelissa Ravenna
  • Onira Ravenna
  • Polia Ten.

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]

formerly included

References

  1. ^ illustration accompanying 1839 description by William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) - Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 65 NS. 12 tabl. 3710 ( http://www.botanicus.org/page/433239)
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected plant Families
  3. ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 238–39. ISBN  0-88192-897-6.
  4. ^ Goldblatt, P. & John Manning. 2008. The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Timber Press, 290 pp. ISBN  978-0-88192-897-6

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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