Hesperoxiphion

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Tigridieae
Genus: Hesperoxiphion
Species: H. herrerae – H. huilense – H. niveum – H. pardalis – H. peruvianum
Name

Hesperoxiphion Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 127 (1877).

Type species: non designatus

References
Primary references

Baker, J.G. 1877. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 16: 127.

Additional references

Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. 2008. The Iris family: the natural history and classification, 290 pp. Timber Press, Portland, London. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6 Reference page.
Ravenna, P. 2009. A survey in the genus Cypella and its allies (Iridaceae). Onira; Botanical Leaflets 12: 1–11.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Hesperoxiphion in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Hesperoxiphion. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 28 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Hesperoxiphion. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 28.

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.[1] The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "western", and xiphos, meaning "sword".[2][3][4]

Species[1]

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

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2008). The Iris family: natural history and classification: 1-290. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
Ravenna, P. (2009). A survey in the genus Cypella and its allies (Iridaceae). Onira; Botanical Leaflets 12: 1-11.