Cypella

Cypella
	Cypella coelestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Iridoideae
Tribe:	Tigridieae
Genus:	Cypella; Herb.
Type species
	Cypella herbertii; (Lindley) Herbert
Synonyms
	Kelissa Ravenna; Onira Ravenna; Polia Ten.;

Cypella is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae. It is distributed in South America, from Peru and Brazil to Northern Argentina.^[2] The genus name is likely derived from the Greek word kyphella, meaning "hollow of the ear", and alludes to the shape of the inner tepals.^[3]

Species^[2]

Based on DNA and morphological features, the South American genera Kelissa and Onira are now included in Cypella.^[4]

Cypella amambaica Ravenna, Onira 12: 4 (2009). Paraguay
Cypella aquatilis Ravenna, Nordic J. Bot. 1: 489 (1981). S. Brazil.
Cypella armosa Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 20 (1981). Paraguay to NE. Argentina.
Cypella boliviana Huaylla, Kew Bull. 67: 297 (2012). Bolivia
Cypella brasiliensis (Baker) Roitman & J.A.Castillo, Darwiniana 45: 238 (2007). southern Brazil
Cypella catharinensis Ravenna, Onira 10: 39 (2005). Brazil (Santa Catarina).
Cypella craterantha Ravenna, Revista Inst. Munic. Bot. 2: 52 (1964). Peru (Cajamarca).
Cypella crenata (Vell.) Ravenna, Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 10: 312 (1965). Brazil (SE. Minas Gerais to São Paulo).
Cypella curuzupensis Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 19 (1981). Paraguay.
Cypella discolor Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 16 (1981). S. Brazil.
Cypella elegans Speg., Physis (Buenos Aires) 2: 43 (1917). Argentina (Jujuy Province).
Cypella exilis Ravenna, Nordic J. Bot. 1: 492 (1981). E. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina.
Cypella fucata Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 18 (1981). S. Brazil to NE. Uruguay.
Cypella geniculata (Klatt) Ravenna, Revista Inst. Munic. Bot. 2: 53 (1964). Brazil.
Cypella hauthalii (Kuntze) R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 171: 23 (1950). SE. Paraguay to Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones).
Cypella herbertii (Lindl.) Herb., Bot. Mag. 53: t. 2637 (1826). S. Brazil to NE. Argentina.
Cypella laeta Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 13 (1981). NE. Argentina.
Cypella lapidosa Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 21 (1981). Argentina (Corrientes).
Cypella laxa Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 15 (1981). S. Brazil.
Cypella luteogibbosa Deble, Phytotaxa 71: 60 (2012). Rio Grande do Sul
Cypella magnicristata Deble, Phytotaxa 71: 63 (2012). Rio Grande do Sul
Cypella mandonii Rusby, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 125 (1896). Bolivia.
Cypella oreophila Speg., Physis (Buenos Aires) 2: 44 (1917). NW. Argentina.
Cypella osteniana Beauverd, Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève 14: 165 (1922 publ. 1923). Uruguay.
Cypella pabstiana Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 18 (1981). Brazil (Paraná).
Cypella pusilla (Link & Otto) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks., Index Kew. 1: 689 (1893). S. Brazil.
Cypella suffusa Ravenna, Onira 12: 1 (2009). Argentina (Misiones Province)
Cypella trimontina Ravenna, Onira 12: 2 (2009). Argentina (Corrientes Province)
Cypella unguiculata (Baker) Roitman & J.A.Castillo - Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul
Cypella yatayphila Ravenna, Onira 12: 3 (2009). Argentina (Entre Ríos Province)

formerly included

Cypella gigantea Klatt = Phalocallis coelestis (Lehm.) Ravenna

References

^ illustration accompanying 1839 description by William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) - Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 65 NS. 12 tabl. 3710 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/433239)
^ ^a ^b ^c Kew World Checklist of Selected plant Families
^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 238–39. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
^ Goldblatt, P. & John Manning. 2008. The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Timber Press, 290 pp. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6

Bibliography

Flora Brasiliensis *Brazilian species of Cypella
Dimitri, M. 1987. Enciclopedia Argentina de Agricultura y Jardinería. Tomo I. Descripción de plantas cultivadas. Editorial ACME S.A.C.I., Buenos AIres.
Roitman, G & Castillo, A. Novedades en el género Cypella. Bol. Soc. Argent. de Botánica 38: 337-339 (2003).

External links

[1] ustration accompanying 1839 description by William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) - Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 65 NS. 12 tabl. 3710 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/433239)

[g-2] Kew World Checklist of Selected plant Families

[Goldblatt2008-3] Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 238–39. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.

[G&M08-4] Goldblatt, P. & John Manning. 2008. The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Timber Press, 290 pp. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6

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