Tritoniopsis | |
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Tritoniopsis triticea | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
Tribe: | Tritoniopsideae Goldblatt & Manning |
Genus: | Tritoniopsis L.Bolus |
Type species | |
Tritoniopsis lesliei | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Tritoniopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1926. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa. [1] The genus name refers to the African genus Tritonia and is combined with the Greek word opsis, meaning "look-alike". [2]
23 species are accepted. [3]