Libertia ixioides

Libertia ixioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Libertia
Species:
L. ixioides
Binomial name
Libertia ixioides
(G.Forst.) Spreng.
Synonyms[1]
  • Sisyrinchium ixioides G.Forst.
  • Moraea ixioides (G.Forst.) Thunb.
  • Ferraria ixioides (G.Forst.) Willd.
  • Renealmia ixioides (G.Forst) A.Dietr.
  • Nematostigma ixioides (G.Forst) A.Dietr.
  • Libertia macrocarpa Klatt
  • Libertia restioides Klatt
  • Libertia tricolor Lem.
  • Tekel ixioides Kuntze

Libertia ixioides (mānga-a-Huripapa, mikoikoi or tūkāuki[2]) is a flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[2] It is a rhizome-forming herbaceous perennial. The Latin ixioides means like an ixia,[3] due to its similarities with that plant species.

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Libertia ixioides (G.Forst.) Spreng". Flora of New Zealand. Landcare Research. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Libertia ixioides". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 27 September 2015.