Biology:Ainea
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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(unranked): | Monocots
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Genus: | Ainea Ravenna
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Ainea conzattii Ravenna
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Ainea is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants belonging to the iris family (Iridaceae), endemic from Oaxaca in Mexico. They have white flowers with free stamens and a bifid style. The genus include only one species, Ainea conzattii, which grows in coniferous forest up to 2000 m.a.s.l. Currently, this genus is considered a synonym of Tigridia.[1]
References
Bibliography
- Ravenna, P. 1979. Ainea, a new genus of Iridaceae from Mexico. Bot. Not. 132:467-469.
- Espejo Serna, A. & Lopez Ferrari, A. Comentarios Florísticos-Ecológicos sobre las Iridáceas mexicanas. Acta Bot. Mexicana 34: 25-47; 1996.
Wikidata ☰ Q2647710 entry