Isophysis | |
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Isophysis tasmanica, Mount Eliza, Southwest National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Isophysidoideae Thorne & Reveal |
Genus: | Isophysis T.Moore[2] |
Species: | I. tasmanica
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Binomial name | |
Isophysis tasmanica | |
Synonyms | |
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Isophysis is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and rhizomatous plants in the Iris family (Iridaceae). A monotypic genus formerly known as Hewardia, it contains a single species,[3][4] Isophysis tasmanica is a Palaeoendemic found only in the south-west of Tasmania.[4]
The genus name is derived from the Greek words iso, meaning "equal", and physis, meaning "bladder".[5]