Ixianthes

Ixianthes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Stilbaceae
Genus: Ixianthes
Benth.
Binomial name
Ixianthes retzioides
Benth.

Ixianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Stilbaceae described as a genus in 1836.[1][2]

There is only one known species, Ixianthes retzioides, native to Western Cape Province in South Africa.[2][3][4]

References

  1. Bentham, George 1836. Companion to the Botanical Magazine. London 2: 53-54.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Tropicos, Ixianthes Benth. descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
  3. The Plant List, Ixianthes retzioides Benth.
  4. Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).