Isophysis

Isophysis
Isophysis tasmanica, Mount Eliza, Southwest National Park
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Binomial name
Isophysis tasmanica
(Hook.) T.Moore[1]
Synonyms
  • Hewardia tasmanica Hook.

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]

  1. ^ Bot. Not. 127: 107 (1974).
  2. ^ Proc. Linn. Soc. London 2: 212 (1853).
  3. ^ Royal Horticultural Society, Kew. A detailed checklist for genus Isophysis.
  4. ^ a b Jordan, Gregory; Harrison, Peter; Worth, James; Grant, Williamson; Kirkpatrick, James (2015). "Palaeoendemic plants provide evidence for persistence of open well-watered vegetation since the Cretaceous". Global Ecology and Microbiology. 25 (2): 2, 5, 7. Bibcode:2016GloEB..25..127J. doi:10.1111/geb.12389 – via University of Tasmania.
  5. ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.