Cipura
| Cipura | |
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| Cipura xanthomelas | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Tigridieae |
| Genus: | Cipura Aublet |
| Type species | |
| Cipura paludosia Aublet | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cipura is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the Iris family (Iridaceae), related to the genus Cypella. The plants are widely distributed in Mexico, Central, the West Indies, and South America.[1][2][3]
- Species[1]
- Cipura campanulata Ravenna – from central Mexico to northern Brazil
- Cipura formosa Ravenna – eastern + central Brazil
- Cipura gigas Celis, Goldblatt & Betancur - Colombia + Venezuela.
- Cipura insularis Ravenna – western Cuba
- Cipura paludosa Aubl. – Mexico, South America (as far south as Paraguay), Central America, and the West Indies; naturalized in India
- Cipura paradisiaca Ravenna – Goiás State in Brazil
- Cipura rupicola Goldblatt & Henrich – eastern Colombia + southern Venezuela
- Cipura xanthomelas Maxim. ex Klatt – eastern + central Brazil
References
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Celis, M., Peter Goldblatt & Julio Betancurc. A New Species of Cipura (Iridaceae) from Colombia and Venezuela. Novon Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 419–422.
- ↑ Peter Goldblatt, James E. Henrich. Notes on Cipura (Iridaceae) in South and Central America, and a New Species from Venezuela. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 74, No. 2 (1987), pp. 333-340
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