Orthrosanthus

Orthrosanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Iridoideae
Tribe:	Sisyrinchieae
Genus:	Orthrosanthus; Sweet
Type species
	Orthrosanthus multiflorus; Sweet
Synonyms
	Eveltria Raf.;

Orthrosanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1827. It native to Australia, Mexico, Central and South America.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

The genus name is derived from the Greek words orthros, meaning "morning", and anthos, meaning "flower".^[7] They are known commonly as morning irises.^[8]

Description[]

These are rhizomatous perennial herbs. The linear to sword-shaped leaves are arranged in a layered fan. The flowers are usually blue, except in one white-flowered species. This genus is closely related to the genus Libertia. The flowers are very similar, but Libertia flowers are usually white.^[7]

Species^[1]

(Kunth) Ravenna - Colombia, Venezuela
(Kunth) Baker - Chiapas, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Brazil
(R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Mexico, Honduras
(Endl.) Benth. - Western Australia
Ravenna - southern Mexico, Central America
Benth. Benth. - Western Australia
Sweet - Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria
(Ruiz ex Klatt) Diels - Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina
Benth. - many-spike orthrosanthus - Western Australia

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Woodson, R.E. & Schery, R.W. (1945). Flora of Panama Part 3, Fasc. 1.. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 32: 34-43.
^ Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
^ Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
^ Henrich, J.E. & Goldblatt, P. (1987). A Review of the New World species of Orthrosanthus Sweet.. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 74: 577-582.
^ Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1996). Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una sinopsis florística 6: 43-59. Mexico City : Consejo Nacional de la Flora de Mexico.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 216–19. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
^ "Orthrosanthus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

External links[]

Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. "Orthrosanthus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Retrieved 2007-09-10.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[y-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] Woodson, R.E. & Schery, R.W. (1945). Flora of Panama Part 3, Fasc. 1.. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 32: 34-43.

[3] Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.

[4] Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

[5] Henrich, J.E. & Goldblatt, P. (1987). A Review of the New World species of Orthrosanthus Sweet.. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 74: 577-582.

[6] Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1996). Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una sinopsis florística 6: 43-59. Mexico City : Consejo Nacional de la Flora de Mexico.

[gold-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 216–19. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.

[fb-8] "Orthrosanthus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

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