Orthrosanthus

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms  > Monocots > Asparagales > Iridaceae >  Orthrosanthus  

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Plant  information

Common name:         Morning Iris

• They are known commonly as morning irises

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

• The genus name is derived from the Greek words orthros, meaning "morning", and anthos, meaning "flower"

Flowers

• The flowers are usually blue, except in one white-flowered species

• This genus is closely related to the genus Libertia

• The flowers are very similar, but Libertia flowers are usually white

Fruit:                            

Leaves:         

• The linear to sword-shaped leaves are arranged in a layered fan

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• Rhizomatous perennial herbs

Habitat:   

Distribution:                  

•   Native to Australia, Mexico, Central and South America

Species:                     

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• Australia:     

Additional notes:     

• Orthrosanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1827

• Species

  • Orthrosanthus acorifolius (Kunth) Ravenna - Colombia, Venezuela

  • Orthrosanthus chimboracensis (Kunth) Baker - Chiapas, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Brazil

  • Orthrosanthus exsertus (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Mexico, Honduras

  • Orthrosanthus laxus (Endl.) Benth. - Western Australia

  • Orthrosanthus monadelphusRavenna - southern Mexico, Central America

  • Orthrosanthus muelleri Benth. Benth. - Western Australia

  • Orthrosanthus multiflorus Sweet - Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria

  • Orthrosanthus occissapungus (Ruiz ex Klatt) Diels - Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina

  • Orthrosanthus polystachyus Benth. - many-spike orthrosanthus - Western Australia

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthrosanthus (2024)