Mastigostyla

Genus of flowering plants

Mastigostyla
Mastigostyla hoppii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Tigridieae
Genus: Mastigostyla
I.M. Johnston
Type species
Mastigostyla cyrtophylla
I.M. Johnston
Synonyms[1]
  • Cardenanthus R.C.Foster

Mastigostyla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1928. The entire group is endemic to South America.[1] The genus name is derived from the Greek words mastigos, meaning "whip", and stylos, meaning "style".[2][3][4]

Species[1]
  • Mastigostyla boliviensis (R.C.Foster) Goldblatt - Bolivia
  • Mastigostyla brachiandra Ravenna - Argentina (Salta)
  • Mastigostyla brevicaulis (Baker) R.C.Foster - Bolivia
  • Mastigostyla cabrerae R.C.Foster - Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
  • Mastigostyla candaravensis Ravenna - Peru (Tacna)
  • Mastigostyla cardenasii R.C.Foster - Bolivia, Peru (Cusco)
  • Mastigostyla chuquisacensis Huaylla & Wilkin - Bolivia
  • Mastigostyla cyrtophylla I.M.Johnst. - Peru (Arequipa)
  • Mastigostyla gracilis R.C.Foster - Chile, Bolivia
  • Mastigostyla herrerae (Vargas) Ravenna - Peru (Cusco)
  • Mastigostyla hoppii R.C.Foster - Peru (Arequipa)
  • Mastigostyla humilis Ravenna - Peru (Cusco)
  • Mastigostyla implicata Ravenna - Argentina (Jujuy)
  • Mastigostyla johnstonii R.C.Foster - Argentina (Tucumán)
  • Mastigostyla longituba (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Bolivia
  • Mastigostyla macbridei (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Peru (Lima, Junín)
  • Mastigostyla major Ravenna, Revista Inst. Munic. Bot. 2: 56 (1964). - Peru (Apurímac, Ayacucho)
  • Mastigostyla mirabilis Ravenna - Argentina (Tucumán)
  • Mastigostyla orurensis (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Bolivia
  • Mastigostyla peruviana R.C.Foster - Peru (Apurímac)
  • Mastigostyla potosina R.C.Foster - Bolivia
  • Mastigostyla shepardiae (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Peru (Puno)
  • Mastigostyla spathacea (Griseb.) Ravenna - northern Argentina
  • Mastigostyla torotoroensis Huaylla & Wilkin - Bolivia
  • Mastigostyla tunariensis (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Bolivia
  • Mastigostyla venturii (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Argentina (Jujuy, Tucumán)
  • Mastigostyla woodii Huaylla & Wilkin - Bolivia

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 247–50. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
  3. ^ Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gate International Ltd., Ashington.
  4. ^ Múlgura, M.E. (1996). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 205-217. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
Taxon identifiers
Mastigostyla


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