Nemastylis

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Nemastylis, pleatleaf,[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family, first described as a genus in 1835. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and the southern part of the United States.[2][3] The genus name is derived from the Greek words nema, meaning "thread", and stylos, meaning "pillar" or "rod".[4]

Species[2]
  1. Nemastylis floridana Small - Florida
  2. Nemastylis geminiflora Nutt. - south-central United States
  3. Nemastylis nuttallii Pickering ex R.C. Foster - Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri
  4. Nemastylis selidandra Ravenna - Texas
  5. Nemastylis tenuis (Herb.) S.Watson - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Texas, Arizona
  6. Nemastylis tuitensis (Aarón Rodr. & Ortiz-Cat.) Ravenna - Jalisco State in Mexico
formerly included
  • Nemastylis pearcei Baker = Tigridia pearcei (Baker) Ravenna
  • Nemastylis mcvaughii Molseed & Cruden = Tigridia convoluta (Ravenna) Goldblatt

References

  1. ↑ "Nemastylis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  4. ↑ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 250. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.


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