Apteria

Apteria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Burmanniaceae
Genus:	Apteria Urb.
Species:	A. aphylla
Binomial name
Apteria aphylla (Nutt.) Barnhart ex Small
Synonyms [1]
Lobelia aphyllaNutt. Apteria setaceaNutt. Nemitis setacea(Nutt.) Raf. Stemoptera lilacinaMiers Apteria hymenantheraMiq. Monostychosepalum monanthumBarb.Rodr. Apteria uleiSchltr. Apteria bolivianaRusby Apteria gentianoidesJonker

Apteria is a genus of flowering plants in the Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1834. It contains only one known species, Apteria aphylla, the nodding-nixie, native to the southern United States (E Texas to S Georgia and Florida ^[2] ), Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. ^{[1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Description

The nodding-nixie is an herb and a perennial flower which blooms during September to November. The flowers that bloom are either purple or white, either fully purple or white with purple marks. These flowers can grow to about 10 inches (250 mm) in height. The fruit of this plant is a capsule. ^[8]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. "Apteria aphylla - Species Details".
3. Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
4. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
5. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
6. Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 488, 489, Nodding-nixie, Apteria aphylla (Nuttall) Barnhart ex Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 309. 1903.
7. US Department of Agriculture plants profile
8. "Apteria aphylla". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

External links

• Southeastern Flora