Ixia

Ixia polystachya

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG III (down to family level)

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Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales
Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Ixia
Species: I. dubia - I. duckittiae - I. flexuosa - I. lutea - I. maculata - I. monadelpha - I. ovata - I. paniculata - I. patens - I. polystachya - I. scariosa - I. scillaris

Name

Ixia L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 51. 1762, nom. cons.

Synonyms

• Agretta Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 23. 1827, nom. nud.
• Dichone Lawson ex Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 320. 1812.
• Houttuynia Houtt., Nat. Hist. 12: 448. 1780, nom. rejic.
• Hyalis Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 317. 1812, nom. nud.
• Morphixia Ker Gawl., Irid. Gen.: 105. 1827.
• Wuerthia Regel, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 9: 595. 1851.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Ixien
English: African Corn Lilies
日本語: イキシア
Русский: Иксия

References

• Govaerts, R. (2006). World Checklist of Monocotyledons. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2009 Mar 24 [1].
• Ixia and its species list in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 2010-Mar-1.
• Ixia Report on ITIS
• NCBI link: Ixia

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