Tapeinia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Sisyrinchieae
Genus: Tapeinia
Species: T. pumila
Name

Tapeinia Juss., Gen. Pl.: 59. 1789.
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina South, Chile South.

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

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tapeinia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 January 10. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tapeinia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 January 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Tapeinia. Published online. Accessed: 10 January 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Tapeinia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 January 10.

Vernacular names

Tapeinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name is derived from the Greek word tapeinos, meaning "low".[1]
References

Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.