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 |
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]