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Cipura

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Cipura
Cipura xanthomelas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Tigridieae
Genus: Cipura
Aubl.
Type species
Cipura paludosia
Aubl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Bauxia Neck.
  • Marica Schreb.

Cipura is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae, related to the genus Cypella. The plants are widely distributed in Mexico, Central, the West Indies, and South America.[1][2][3]

Species[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Celis, M., Peter Goldblatt & Julio Betancurc. A New Species of Cipura (Iridaceae) from Colombia and Venezuela. Novon Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 419–422.
  3. ^ Peter Goldblatt, James E. Henrich. Notes on Cipura (Iridaceae) in South and Central America, and a New Species from Venezuela. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 74, No. 2 (1987), pp. 333-340
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