Calydorea

Calydorea xiphioides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocota Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Tigridieae
Genus: Calydorea
Species: C. alba – C. amabilis – C. approximata – C. azurea – C. basaltica – C. bifida – C. campestris – C. charruana – C. cipuroides – C. crocoides – C. gardneri – C. longipes – C. luteola – C. minima – C. minuana – C. nuda – C. pallens – C. riograndensis – C. undulata – C. venezolensis – C. xiphioides

Name

Calydorea Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 85 (1843)

• Typus: C. speciosa (Hook.) Herb. = Calydorea xyphioides (Poepp.) Espinosa

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Botherbe Steud. ex Klatt, Linnaea 31: 562. 1862.
  • Catila Ravenna, Nordic J. Bot. 3: 197. 1983.
  • Itysa Ravenna, Nordic J. Bot. 6: 582. 1986.
  • Roterbe Klatt, Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(1): 543. 1871, orth. var.
  • Tamia Ravenna, Onira 6: 16. 2001.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: S. Trop. America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1843. Miscellaneous Matter of the Botanical Register 1843. Edwards's Botanical Register 29: 1–85. BHL Reference page.  p. 85.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Calydorea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Calydorea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Calydorea. Published online. Accessed: Feb 25 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Calydorea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Feb 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Violet-lily

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