Biology:Cipura
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Cipura | |
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| Cipura xanthomelas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Tigridieae |
| Genus: | Cipura Aubl. |
| Type species | |
| Cipura paludosia Aubl.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cipura is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae, related to the genus Cypella. The plants are widely distributed in Mexico, Central, the West Indies, and South America.[1][2][3]
- Species[1]
- Cipura campanulata Ravenna – from central Mexico to northern Brazil
- Cipura formosa Ravenna – eastern + central Brazil
- Cipura gigas Celis, Goldblatt & Betancur - Colombia + Venezuela.
- Cipura insularis Ravenna – western Cuba
- Cipura paludosa Aubl. – Mexico, South America (as far south as Paraguay), Central America, and the West Indies; naturalized in India
- Cipura paradisiaca Ravenna – Goiás State in Brazil
- Cipura rupicola Goldblatt & Henrich – eastern Colombia + southern Venezuela
- Cipura xanthomelas Maxim. ex Klatt – eastern + central Brazil
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Celis, M., Peter Goldblatt & Julio Betancurc. A New Species of Cipura (Iridaceae) from Colombia and Venezuela. Novon Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 419–422.
- ↑ Peter Goldblatt, James E. Henrich. Notes on Cipura (Iridaceae) in South and Central America, and a New Species from Venezuela. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 74, No. 2 (1987), pp. 333-340
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2712848 entry
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