Nivenioideae
Nivenioideae | |
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Aristea ecklonii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Nivenioideae Eaton |
Genera | |
Nivenioideae subfamily is one of the two main subfamilies in the popular Iridaceae family. It contains seven genera,[1] from South Africa, Australia and Madagascar, including the only true shrubs in the family (Klattia, Nivenia and Witsenia),[2] It also includes Aristea, Cleanthe, Patersonia and also Geosiris, which was in its own family until being re-assessed.[3]
References
- ↑ "Family: Iridaceae Juss., nom. cons.". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov (Germplasm Resources Information Network). Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ Manning, John C.; Goldblatt, Peter (December 1991). "Systematic and phylogenetic significance of the seed coat in the shrubby African Iridaceae, Nivenia, Klattia and Witsenia". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 107 (4): 387–404. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1991.tb00229.x. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ Reeves, G; Chase, MW; Goldblatt, P; Rudall, P; Fay, MF; Cox, AV; Lejeune, B; Souza-Chies, T (November 2001). "Molecular systematics of Iridaceae: evidence from four plastid DNA regions". American Journal of Botany (Am J Bot.). 88 (88): 2074–87. PMID 21669639.
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