Ainea
| Ainea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Tigridieae |
| Genus: | Ainea |
| Binomial name | |
| Ainea conzattii Ravenna | |
Ainea is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants belonging to the iris family (Iridaceae), endemic from Oaxaca in Mexico. They have white flowers with free stamens and a bifid style. The genus include only one species, Ainea conzattii, which grows in coniferous forest up to 2000 m.a.s.l. Currently, this genus is considered a synonym of Tigridia.[1]
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- Ravenna, P. 1979. Ainea, a new genus of Iridaceae from Mexico. Bot. Not. 132:467-469.
- Espejo Serna, A. & Lopez Ferrari, A. Comentarios Florísticos-Ecológicos sobre las Iridáceas mexicanas. Acta Bot. Mexicana 34: 25-47; 1996.
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