Xiphidium
| Xiphidium | |
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| Xiphidium caeruleum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Haemodoraceae |
| Subfamily: | |
| Genus: | Xiphidium Aubl. |
| Type species | |
| Xiphidium caeruleum Aubl.
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Xiphidium is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae first described as a genus in 1775.[1][2] It is native to tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere.[3]
- species[3]
- Aubl. - Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco, Puebla, Yucatán), Central America (all 7 countries), West Indies, South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, Pará, Maranhão, Amapá), Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
- C.Wright ex Griseb. - western Cuba including Isla de la Juventud (formerly called Isle of Pines)
- formerly included[3]
Xiphidium angustifolium - Schiekia orinocensis
Phylogeny[]
Comparison of homologous DNA has increased the insight in the phylogenetic relationships between the genera in the Haemodoroideae subfamily. The following trees represent those insights.[4]
| subfamily Haemodoroideae |
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References[]
- ^ "v.1 - Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise : - Biodiversity Heritage Library". biodiversitylibrary.org.
- ^ Tropicos, Tribonanthes Endl.
- ^ a b c "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". kew.org.
- ^ Hopper, Stephen D.; Smith, Rhian J.; Fay, Michael F.; Manning, John C.; Chase, Mark W. (2009). "Molecular phylogenetics of Haemodoraceae in the Greater Cape and Southwest Australian Floristic Regions". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 51: 19–30. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.11.015.
External links[]
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