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Thereianthus
Sign in to saveThereianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1941. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyIridaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 25
- With media
- 18
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Collections
- ANSP, MO, MNHN
- Recorded in
- South Africa
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Thereianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1941. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words thereios, meaning "summer", and anthos, meaning "flower". Species Thereianthus bracteolatus (Lam.) G.J.Lewis Thereianthus bulbiferus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning Thereianthus elandsmontanus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning Thereianthus intermedius J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Thereianthus ixioides G.J.Lewis Thereianthus juncifolius (Baker) G.J.Lewis Thereianthus longicollis (Schltr.) G.J.Lewis Thereianthus minutus (Klatt) G.J.Lewis Thereianthus montanus J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Thereianthus racemosus (Klatt) G.J.Lewis Thereianthus spicatus (L.) G.J.Lewis
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