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Xenoscapa

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Iridaceae

Tribe
  
Freesieae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Crocoideae

Higher classification
  
Iridaceae

Similar
  
Iridaceae, Syringodea, Melasphaerula, Tritoniopsis, Ennealophus

Xenoscapa is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Iris family (Iridaceae). It consists of only two species distributed in Africa, and is closely related to the genera Freesia. The genus name is derived from the Greek words xenos, meaning "strange", and scapa, meaning "flowering stem".

Species

The list of Xenoscapa species, with their complete name and authority, and their geographic distribution is given below.

  • Xenoscapa fistulosa (Spreng. ex Klatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Syst. Bot. 20: 172 (1995). Distributed from Namibia to South Africa.
  • Xenoscapa uliginosa Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Syst. Bot. 20: 173 (1995). South Africa.

    • References

    Xenoscapa Wikipedia
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