Nemastylis geminiflora

Nemastylis geminiflora

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: Nemastylis geminiflora

Name

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

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Gelasine texana Herb., Bot. Mag. 66: t. 3779 (1840)
  • Nemastylis acuta Herb., Bot. Mag. 66: t. 3779 (1840)
  • Calydorea texana (Herb.) Baker, J. Bot. 14: 188 (1876)
  • Nemastylis texana Whitehouse, Texas Fl. Nat. Colors: 13 (1936)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi. 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.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Nemastylis geminiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Dec. 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2016. Nemastylis geminiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Dec. 2016.
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Nemastylis geminiflora. Published online. Accessed: 21. Dec. 2016.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Nemastylis geminiflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Prairie pleatleaf

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