Ixiolirion | |
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Ixiolirion tataricum | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: |
Ixioliriaceae Nakai [2] |
Genus: |
Ixiolirion Fisch. ex Herb. [1] |
Synonyms [3] | |
Kolpakowskia Regel |
Ixiolirion is a genus of flowering plants native to central and southwest Asia, first described as a genus in 1821. [3] Recent classifications place the group in the monogeneric family Ixioliriaceae in the order Asparagales of the monocots. [4] [2] In earlier systems of classification, it was usually placed in the family Amaryllidaceae.
The genus name – composed of Ixio- and lirion ('lily') – means ' Ixia-like lily'. [5] [6]
Ixiolirion | |
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Ixiolirion tataricum | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: |
Ixioliriaceae Nakai [2] |
Genus: |
Ixiolirion Fisch. ex Herb. [1] |
Synonyms [3] | |
Kolpakowskia Regel |
Ixiolirion is a genus of flowering plants native to central and southwest Asia, first described as a genus in 1821. [3] Recent classifications place the group in the monogeneric family Ixioliriaceae in the order Asparagales of the monocots. [4] [2] In earlier systems of classification, it was usually placed in the family Amaryllidaceae.
The genus name – composed of Ixio- and lirion ('lily') – means ' Ixia-like lily'. [5] [6]