Micranthus

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Micranthus
File:Micranthus alopecuroides flowers.jpg
Micranthus alopecuroides flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Crocoideae
Tribe:
Watsonieae
Genus:
Micranthus

(Pers.) Ecklon
Type species
Micranthus alopecuroides
(L.) Ecklon
Synonyms[1]

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Micranthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.[1][2]

The genus name is derived from the Greek words micro, meaning "small", and anthos, meaning "flower".[3]

Species[1]
  1. Micranthus alopecuroides (L.) Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 43 (1827)
  2. Micranthus plantagineus Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 43 (1827)
  3. Micranthus tubulosus (Burm.f.) N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 133 (1929)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Goldblatt, P., Manning, J.C. & Gereau, R.E. (2013). The Cape genus Micranthus (Iridaceae: Crocoideae), nomenclature and taxonomy. Botanica Australis 43: 127-144.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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