Ixiolirion | |
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Ixiolirion tataricum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Ixioliriaceae Nakai[2] |
Genus: | Ixiolirion Fisch. ex Herb.[1] |
Synonyms[3] | |
Kolpakowskia Regel |
Ixiolirion is a genus of flowering plants native to central and southwest Asia, first described as a genus in 1821.[3] Recent classifications place the group in the monogeneric family Ixioliriaceae in the order Asparagales of the monocots.[4][2] In earlier systems of classification, it was usually placed in the family Amaryllidaceae.
The genus name – composed of Ixio- and lirion ('lily') – means 'Ixia-like lily'.[5][6]