Solenomelus

Solenomelus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Solenomelus
Miers
Type species
Solenomelus chilensis
Miers
Synonyms[1]
  • Cruckshanksia Miers, invalid name
  • Lechlera Griseb.
  • Susarium Phil.

Solenomelus is a genus of South American (Argentina + Chile)[1] species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. They are very closely allied to Sisyrinchium with rhizomes], flowers with a perianth tube and a style that is not divided and a single capitate stigma. The genus name is derived from the Greek words solen, meaning "tube", and melos, meaning "member".[2]

Species[1]
  1. Solenomelus pedunculatus (Gillies ex Hook.) Hochr.[3] - northern + central Chile
  2. Solenomelus segethi (Phil.) Kuntze[4] - central Chile, southern Argentina

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 225–26. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
  3. ↑ Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 269 1910
  4. ↑ Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 309 1898