Libertia

Libertia formosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Sisyrinchieae
Genus: Libertia
Species: L. chilensis – L. colombiana – L. cranwelliae – L. edgariae – L. falcata – L. flaccidifolia – L. grandiflora – L. insignis – L. ixioides – L. micrantha – L. mooreae – L. paniculata – L. peregrinans – L. pulchella – L. sessiliflora – L. tricocca – L. umbellata

Name

Libertia Sprengel, 1824 nom. cons.

• Type species: Libertia ixioides (G.Forst.) Sprengel

Homonyms

• Libertia Dumort. = Hosta Tratt.
• Libertia Lej. = Bromus L.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Tekel Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 497 (1763)
  • Tekelia Scop., Intr. Hist. Nat.: 88 (1777), orth. var.
  • Renealmia R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 591 (1810), nom. illeg.
  • Nematostigma A.Dietr., Sp. Pl. ed. 6, 2: 509 (1833)
  • Orthrosanthes Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 30 (1836)
  • Taumastos Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 9 (1836)
  • Choeradodia Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 87 (1837)
  • Ezeria Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 51 (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate China China Southeast. Australasia Australia New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria. New Zealand Chatham Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Southern South America Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Juan Fernández Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sprengel, C.P.J. 1824. Systema vegetabilium [Caroli Linnaei ... ]. Editio decima sexta 1: 127.

Additional references

• Blanchon, D.J. & Braggins, J.E. 2009. Styloid crystals in the genus Libertia (Iridaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 47(1): 39–42. DOI: 10.1080/00288250909509791 . Reference page. 
• Blanchon, D.J., Murray, B.G. & Braggins, J.E. 2000. Chromosome numbers in the genus Libertia (Iridaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 38(2): 245–250. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2000.9512681 . Reference page. 
• Blanchon, D.J., Murray, B.G. & Braggins, J.E. 2002. A taxonomic revision of Libertia (Iridaceae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 40(3): 437–456. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2002.9512805 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Libertia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 April 10. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Libertia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 April 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Libertia. Published online. Accessed: 10 April 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Libertia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 April 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Satin Flowers

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