Aristea

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Aristea
Aristea africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Aristeoideae
Vines
Genus: Aristea
Sol.
Type species
Aristea africana
(L.) Hofmannsegg
Synonyms[1]
  • Cleanthe Salisb. ex Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Ixia L., rejected name
  • Sisyrinchium Eckl. 1827 not L. 1753 nor Mill. 1754
Aristea spiralis

Aristea is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar.[1] The genus name is derived from the Greek word arista, meaning "awn".[2]

Species[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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  3. ^ The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Published on the Internet; [1] (accessed September 2013)

Further reading

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