Ixiolirion
Genus of flowering plants
Ixiolirion Tataricum, Behbahan
Ixiolirion is a genus of flowering plants native to central and southwest Asia , first described as a genus in 1821. Recent classifications place the group in the monogeneric family Ixioliriaceae in the order Asparagales of the monocots . In earlier systems of classification, it was usually placed in the family Amaryllidaceae .
Ixiolirion Tataricum in Behbahan , Iran
Ixiolirion Tataricum in Deserts of Central Iran
The genus name – composed of Ixio - and lirion ('lily') – means 'Ixia -like lily'.
There are four species in this genus and family
Ixiolirion ferganicum Kovalevsk. & Vved. - Kyrgyzstan
Ixiolirion karateginum Lipsky - Pakistan , Tajikistan
Ixiolirion songaricum P.Yan - Xinjiang
Ixiolirion tataricum (Pall.) Schult. & Schult.f. - Altai Krai , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Iran , Iraq , Syria , Palestine , Sinai , Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , Oman , Persian Gulf sheikdoms, Kashmir , Xinjiang
Gallery
Ixiolirion tataricum in
Behbahan , Iran
Ixiolirion tataricum in Deserts of
Isfahan , Iran
Ixiolirion tataricum in
Behbahan , Iran
References
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1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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