Phalocallis

Phalocallis
Illustration in Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 65 NS. 12 tabl. 3710
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Phalocallis
Species:
P. coelestis
Binomial name
Phalocallis coelestis
(Lehm.) Ravenna
Synonyms[1]
  • Marica coelestis Lehm.
  • Cipura coelestis (Lehm.) Heynh.
  • Cypella coelestis (Lehm.) Diels
  • Tigridia coelestis Lehm.
  • Cypella plumbea Lindl.
  • Phalocallis plumbea (Lindl.) Herb.
  • Cypella gigantea Klatt
  • Phalocallis gigantea (Klatt) Kuntze

Phalocallis is a genus of plants in the Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1839. It contains only one recognized species, Phalocallis coelestis, native to Paraná State in southern Brazil, and also in northeastern Argentina.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Múlgura, M.E. (1996). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 205-217. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  3. ^ Ravenna, P. (2009). A survey in the genus Cypella and its allies (Iridaceae). Onira; Botanical Leaflets 12: 1-11.