Melasphaerula

Melasphaerula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Crocoideae
Tribe:	Gladioleae
Genus:	Melasphaerula; Ker Gawl.
Species:	M. graminea
Binomial name
	Melasphaerula graminea; (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
Synonyms
	Gladiolus gramineus L.f.; Diasia graminifolia DC.; Diasia iridifolia DC.; Melasphaerula intermedia Sweet; Melasphaerula parviflora G.Lodd.; Melasphaerula iridifolia Sweet; Diasia intermedia Heynh.; Diasia parviflora (G.Lodd.) Steud.;

Melasphaerula is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1803. There is only one known species, Melasphaerula graminea, native to Namibia and the Cape Province in South Africa.^[1]

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The genus name is derived from the Greek words melas, meaning "black", and sphaerulos, meaning "small sphere".^[2]

Some sources use the name Melasphaerula parviflora for the species, not accepting Melasphaerula graminea.^[3]^[4]

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