| Sisyrinchium venezolense | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Sisyrinchium |
| Species: | S. venezolense |
| Binomial name | |
| Sisyrinchium venezolense | |
Sisyrinchium venezolense is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. [1] It is endemic to Venezuela, where it mostly grows in the subtropical biome. [1]
Sisyrinchium venezolense was described by the Chilean botanist Pierfelice Ravenna in 2003. Ravenna's description appeared in issue 13, volume 8 of his self-published journal Onira, which had very limited distribution. Subsequent review of this protologue has been limited. The species is accepted as a correct name by the global taxonomy resource Plants of the World Online. [1]
Ravenna's description of the species was based on a holotype collected by Wilhelm "Willy" Gehriger at Páramo de Mucurubá in the state of Mérida on May 21, 1930, numbered Gehriger 116 and deposited at the herbarium of the Universidad Central de Venezuela. [2] A 2024 investigation into the status of type specimens cited by Ravenna was unable to locate the holotype of Sisyrinchium venezolense at the herbarium in Venezuela, and concluded that it "should be considered lost". [3]
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