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Zygotritonia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Iridaceae

Higher classification
  
Iridaceae

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Crocoideae

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Iridaceae, Syringodea, Hesperoxiphion, Ennealophus, Melasphaerula

Zygotritonia is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Iris family (Iridaceae). It contains four species distributed in Tropical Africa. The genus name is derived from the word zygomorphic (meaning bilabiate), and the apparent resemblance to some species in the genus Tritonia.

Species

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

  • Zygotritonia bongensis (Pax) Mildbr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58: 230 (1923). West Tropical Africa to Socotra.
  • Zygotritonia hysterantha Goldblatt, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, IV, 11: 208 (1989). Central African Republic.
  • Zygotritonia nyassana Mildbr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58: 231 (1923). Western Tanzania to Zambia.
  • Zygotritonia praecox Stapf, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 32: t. 3120 (1933). Western Tropical Africa, Western Ethiopia.

    • References

    Zygotritonia Wikipedia
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