Duthieastrum

Duthieastrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Crocoideae
Tribe: Croceae
Genus: Duthieastrum
M.P. De Vos
Type species
Duthieastrum linifolium
(Phillips) M.P. De Vos
Species

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Duthieastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name combines the name of South African botanist Augusta Vera Duthie, and the Grrek word aster, meaning "star".[1]

References

  1. Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 184–86. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.