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Hesperoxiphion
Sign in to saveHesperoxiphion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1877. It is native to northwestern South America. The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "western", and xiphos, meaning "sword".
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyIridaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 25
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Collections
- US, MO, F, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Peru, Bolivia, Colombia
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Hesperoxiphion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1877. It is native to northwestern South America. The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "western", and xiphos, meaning "sword". Species Hesperoxiphion herrerae (Diels ex R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Cajamarca region in Peru Hesperoxiphion huilense Ravenna - Colombia Hesperoxiphion niveum (Ravenna) Ravenna - Cajamarca region in Peru Hesperoxiphion pardalis (Ravenna) Ravenna - Apurímac region in Peru Hesperoxiphion peruvianum (Baker) Baker - Bolivia, Peru
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hesperoxiphion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.