Nemastylis
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| Nemastylis | |
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| Nemastylis floridana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Tigridieae |
| Genus: | Nemastylis Nuttall |
| Type species | |
| Nemastylis geminiflora Nuttall
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nemastylis, or pleatleaf,[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1835. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and the southern part of the United States.[1][3] The genus name is derived from the Greek words nema, meaning "thread", and stylos, meaning "pillar" or "rod".[4]
- Species[1]
- Nemastylis floridana Small - Florida
- Nemastylis geminiflora Nutt. - south-central United States
- Nemastylis nuttallii Pickering ex R.C. Foster - Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri
- Nemastylis selidandra Ravenna - Texas
- Nemastylis tenuis (Herb.) S.Watson - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Texas, Arizona
- Nemastylis tuitensis (Aarón Rodr. & Ortiz-Cat.) Ravenna - Jalisco State in Mexico
- formerly included
- Nemastylis pearcei Baker = Tigridia pearcei (Baker) Ravenna
- Nemastylis mcvaughii Molseed & Cruden = Tigridia convoluta (Ravenna) Goldblatt
References
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ NRCS. "Nemastylis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
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