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Iphigenia (plant)

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Colchicaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Liliales

Scientific name
  
Iphigenia

Similar
  
Tripladenia, Schelhammera, Baeometra, Ornithoglossum, Burchardia

Iphigenia is a plant genus in the Colchicaceae family of the major group Angiosperms. It was described by Kunth. It consists of 11 species distributed from tropical Africa, over Madagascar and India to Australia. As with other taxa in Colchicaceae Iphigenia contains phenethylisoquinoline alkaloids including colchicine.

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African species

  • Iphigenia oliveri Engl.
  • Iphigenia pauciflora Martelli

    • Arabian species

  • Iphigenia socotrana Thulin

    • Indian species

  • Iphigenia indica (L.) A.Gray ex Kunth - range extending to China, New Guinea + Australia
  • Iphigenia magnifica Ansari & R.S.Rao
  • Iphigenia mysorensis Arekal & S.N.Ramaswamy
  • Iphigenia pallida Baker
  • Iphigenia sahyadrica Ansari & R.S.Rao
  • Iphigenia stellata Blatt.

    • Madagascar species

  • Iphigenia boinensis H.Perrier
  • Iphigenia robusta Baker

    • New Zealand species

  • Iphigenia novae-zelandiae (Hook.f.) Baker

    • References

    Iphigenia (plant) Wikipedia
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