Nemastylis

Genus of flowering plants

Nemastylis
Nemastylis floridana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Tigridieae
Genus: Nemastylis
Nuttall
Type species
Nemastylis geminiflora
Nuttall
Synonyms[1]
  • Chlamydostylus Baker

Nemastylis, or pleatleaf,[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1835. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and the southern part of the United States.[1][3] The genus name is derived from the Greek words nema, meaning "thread", and stylos, meaning "pillar" or "rod".[4]

Species[1]
  • Nemastylis floridana Small - Florida
  • Nemastylis geminiflora Nutt. - south-central United States
  • Nemastylis nuttallii Pickering ex R.C. Foster - Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri
  • Nemastylis selidandra Ravenna - Texas
  • Nemastylis tenuis (Herb.) S.Watson - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Texas, Arizona
  • Nemastylis tuitensis (Aarón Rodr. & Ortiz-Cat.) Ravenna - Jalisco State in Mexico
formerly included
  • Nemastylis pearcei Baker = Tigridia pearcei (Baker) Ravenna
  • Nemastylis mcvaughii Molseed & Cruden = Tigridia convoluta (Ravenna) Goldblatt

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Nemastylis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  4. ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
Taxon identifiers
Nemastylis


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