Nemastylis

Nemastylis geminiflora (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Tigridieae
Genus: Nemastylis
Species: N. floridana – N. geminiflora – N. nuttallii – N. selidandra – N. tenuis

Name

Nemastylis Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 157 (1835)

• Type species: Nemastylis geminiflora Nutt. (1835)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Chlamydostylus Baker, J. Bot. 14: 185 (1876)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America North-Central U.S.A. Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona. South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest. Southern America Central America Guatemala, Honduras. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1935. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 5(6[1]): 157–158.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Nemastylis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Nemastylis. Published online. Accessed: 4 February 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Nemastylis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 February 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Pleatleaf

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