Cypella

Cypella
Cypella coelestis[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Tigridieae
Genus: Cypella
Herb.
Type species
Cypella herbertii
(Lindley) Herbert
Synonyms[2]
  • Kelissa Ravenna
  • Onira Ravenna
  • Polia Ten.

Cypella is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae. It is distributed in South America, from Peru and Brazil to Northern Argentina.[2] The genus name is likely derived from the Greek word kyphella, meaning "hollow of the ear", and alludes to the shape of the inner tepals.[3]

Species[2]

Based on DNA and morphological features, the South American genera Kelissa and Onira are now included in Cypella.[4]

formerly included
  1. ^ illustration accompanying 1839 description by William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) - Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 65 NS. 12 tabl. 3710 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/433239)
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected plant Families
  3. ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 238–39. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
  4. ^ Goldblatt, P. & John Manning. 2008. The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Timber Press, 290 pp. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6