| 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]