Neomarica

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Trimezieae
Genus: Neomarica
Overview of species

N. brachypus – N. caerulea – N. candida – N. capitellata – N. caulosa – N. fluminensis – N. glauca – N. gracilis – N. humilis – N. imbricata – N. longifolia – N. northiana – N. paradoxa – N. portosecurensis – N. rigida – N. rotundata – N. rupestris – N. silvestris – N. variegata – N. warmingii
Name

Neomarica Sprague, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928(7): 280. 1928.
Type species: Neomarica northiana (Schneev.) Sprague

Synonyms

Homotypic
Marica (Ker Gawler) Herb., nom. illeg. non Schreber (1789) = Cipura Aubl. (1775)
Trimezia sect. Neomarica (Sprague) Ravenna, Onira 1(1): 14. 1988, comb. inval.
Trimezia ser. Northianae Ravenna, Onira 8(9): 40. 2003
Heterotypic
Galathea Liebm., Ind. Sem. Hort. Haun. 26. 1855, nom. illeg. non Steud. (1840)
Type species: Galathea speciosa Liebm.
Cypella Klatt Linnaea 31: 538. 1862, nom. illeg., non Cypella Herb., Bot. Mag. 53: t. 2637. 1826
Trimezia sect. Calolirion Ravenna, Onira 1(1): 15. 1988
Type species: Trimezia caerulea (Ker Gawler) Ravenna
Trimezia sect. Platyella Ravenna, Onira 1(1): 15. 1988
Type species: Trimezia paradoxa Ravenna

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast,
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama,
Regional: Northern South America
Venezuela,
Regional: Brazil
Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil South,
Regional: Southern South America
Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Uruguay,

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Sprague 1928. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928 (7): 280.

Additional references

Gil, A.D.B., Bittrich, V., Do Amaral, M.D.E. (2014) Two new species of Neomarica Sprague (Trimezieae-Iridaceae) from Bahia State, northeastern Brazil. Phytotaxa 164(1): 47–57. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.164.1.5 Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Neomarica