Ixiolirion
Appearance
Ixiolirion | |
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Ixiolirion tataricum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Ixioliriaceae Nakai[2] |
Genus: | Ixiolirion Fisch. ex Herb.[1] |
Synonyms[3] | |
Kolpakowskia Regel |
![Ixiolirion Tataricum, Behbahan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Ixiolirion_Tataricum_in_Behbahan_I.jpg/220px-Ixiolirion_Tataricum_in_Behbahan_I.jpg)
Ixiolirion is a genus of flowering plants native to central and southwest Asia, first described as a genus in 1821.[3] Recent classifications place the group in the monogeneric family Ixioliriaceae in the order Asparagales of the monocots.[4][2] In earlier systems of classification, it was usually placed in the family Amaryllidaceae.
![Ixiolirion Tataricum in Behbahan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Ixiolirion_Tataricum_in_Behbahan_II.jpg/220px-Ixiolirion_Tataricum_in_Behbahan_II.jpg)
![Ixiolirion Tataricum in Deserts of Central Iran](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Ixiolirion_Tataricum_in_Deserts_of_Central_Iran.jpg/220px-Ixiolirion_Tataricum_in_Deserts_of_Central_Iran.jpg)
The genus name – composed of Ixio- and lirion ('lily') – means 'Ixia-like lily'.[5][6]
- There are four species in this genus and family[7]
- 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
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Ixiolirion tataricum in Behbahan, Iran
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Ixiolirion Tataricum in Deserts of Isfahan, Iran
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Ixiolirion tataricum in Behbahan, Iran
References
[edit]- ^ "Ixiolirion". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ a b Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1111/boj.12385. ISSN 0024-4074.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III (2009), "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 105–121, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x, hdl:10654/18083
- ^ Plowden, C. Chicheley (1972). A manual of plant names. Allen and Unwin. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-04-580008-7.
- ^ Smith, A. W. (2013). A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins. Dover Publications. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-486-32005-2.
- ^ Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
External links
[edit]- Ixioliriaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 27 April 2006. http://delta-intkey.com Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
- links at CSDL, Texas