Tritoniopsis (plant)

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Tritoniopsis
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Tritoniopsis triticea
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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]
  • AnapalinaN.E.Br.
  • ExohebeaR.C.Foster
  • SchweiggeraE.Mey. ex Baker
  • TanaosolenN.E.Br.

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]

Species

23 species are accepted. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 116–118. ISBN   0-88192-897-6.
  3. "Tritoniopsis L.Bolus". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 8 September 2025.