Orthrosanthus
Genus of flowering plants
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Orthrosanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1827. It is native to western and southern Australia and the Americas from Mexico to northwestern Argentina.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Orthrosanthus | |
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| Orthrosanthus laxus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Sisyrinchieae |
| Genus: | Orthrosanthus Sweet |
| Type species | |
| Orthrosanthus multiflorus | |
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The genus name is derived from the Greek words orthros, meaning "morning", and anthos, meaning "flower".[7] They are known commonly as morning irises.[8]
Description
These are rhizomatous perennial herbs. The linear to sword-shaped leaves are arranged in a layered fan. The flowers are usually blue, except in one white-flowered species. This genus is closely related to the genus Libertia. The flowers are very similar, but Libertia flowers are usually white.[7]
- Species[1]
- Orthrosanthus acorifolius (Kunth) Ravenna - Colombia, Venezuela
- Orthrosanthus chimboracensis (Kunth) Baker - Chiapas, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Brazil
- Orthrosanthus exsertus (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Mexico, Honduras
- Orthrosanthus laxus (Endl.) Benth. - Western Australia
- Orthrosanthus monadelphusRavenna - southern Mexico, Central America
- Orthrosanthus muelleri Benth. Benth. - Western Australia
- Orthrosanthus multiflorus Sweet - Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria
- Orthrosanthus occissapungus (Ruiz ex Klatt) Diels - Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina
- Orthrosanthus polystachyus Benth. - many-spike orthrosanthus - Western Australia
