Orthrosanthus

Orthrosanthus
	Orthrosanthus laxus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Iridoideae
Tribe:	Sisyrinchieae
Genus:	Orthrosanthus; Sweet
Type species
	Orthrosanthus multiflorus; Sweet
Synonyms
	Eveltria Raf.;

Orthrosanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1827. It is native to western and southern Australia and the Americas from Mexico to northwestern Argentina.

The genus name is derived from the Greek words orthros, meaning "morning", and anthos, meaning "flower". They are known commonly as morning irises.

Description

These are rhizomatous perennial herbs. The linear to sword-shaped leaves are arranged in a layered fan. The flowers are usually blue, except in one white-flowered species. This genus is closely related to the genus Libertia. The flowers are very similar, but Libertia flowers are usually white.

Species

Orthrosanthus acorifolius (Kunth) Ravenna - Colombia, Venezuela
Orthrosanthus chimboracensis (Kunth) Baker - Chiapas, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Brazil
Orthrosanthus exsertus (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Mexico, Honduras
Orthrosanthus laxus (Endl.) Benth. - Western Australia
Orthrosanthus monadelphusRavenna - southern Mexico, Central America
Orthrosanthus muelleri Benth. Benth. - Western Australia
Orthrosanthus multiflorus Sweet - Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria
Orthrosanthus occissapungus (Ruiz ex Klatt) Diels - Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina
Orthrosanthus polystachyus Benth. - many-spike orthrosanthus - Western Australia

References

1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ Woodson, R.E. & Schery, R.W. (1945). Flora of Panama Part 3, Fasc. 1.. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 32: 34-43.
↑ Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
↑ Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
↑ Henrich, J.E. & Goldblatt, P. (1987). A Review of the New World species of Orthrosanthus Sweet.. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 74: 577-582.
↑ Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1996). Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una sinopsis florística 6: 43-59. Mexico City : Consejo Nacional de la Flora de Mexico.
1 2 Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 216–19. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
↑ "Orthrosanthus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

External links

Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. "Orthrosanthus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Retrieved 2007-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[y-1] 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] Woodson, R.E. & Schery, R.W. (1945). Flora of Panama Part 3, Fasc. 1.. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 32: 34-43.

[3] Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.

[4] Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

[5] Henrich, J.E. & Goldblatt, P. (1987). A Review of the New World species of Orthrosanthus Sweet.. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 74: 577-582.

[6] Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1996). Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una sinopsis florística 6: 43-59. Mexico City : Consejo Nacional de la Flora de Mexico.

[gold-7] 1 2 Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 216–19. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.

[fb-8] "Orthrosanthus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

Orthrosanthus

Orthrosanthus laxus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Iridoideae
Tribe:	Sisyrinchieae
Genus:	Orthrosanthus Sweet
Type species
Orthrosanthus multiflorus Sweet
Synonyms
Eveltria Raf.