Cypella

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Cypella
Cypella coelestis.jpg
Cypella coelestis [1]
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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]
  • KelissaRavenna
  • OniraRavenna
  • PoliaTen.

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]

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Species [2]

Based on DNA and morphological features, the South American genera Kelissa and Onira are now included in Cypella. [4]

formerly included

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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. 1 2 3 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   978-0-88192-897-6.
  4. ↑ Goldblatt, P. & John Manning. 2008. The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Timber Press, 290 pp. ISBN   978-0-88192-897-6

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