Melasphaerula

<i>Melasphaerula</i>

Melasphaerula

Genus of flowering plants

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]

References

  1. [1]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. [2]
    Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 142–44. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
  3. [3]
    Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington
  4. [4]
    Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria


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