Trimezia steyermarkii
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Trimezieae |
| Genus: | Trimezia |
| Species: | Trimezia steyermarkii R. C. Foster |
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Trimezia steyermarkii is a species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to the warmer parts of Central America and the West Indies. Plants are up to 150 cm tall, with rhizomes up to 2-4 cm long and 2-3 cm wide; leaves are lanceolate, 60-150 cm long by 2 cm wide; flowers are yellow with brown spots.
It is closely related to T. martinicensis,[1] with which it has been widely confused.[2] See that article for differences.
References
- GBIF entry
- USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) entry
- "Trimezia steyermarkii (PIER species info)", Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (hear.org)
- Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
- Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
- Aceverdo-Rodríguez, Pedro & Strong, Mark T. (2005), "Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands", Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1–415 , p. 106
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