Thereianthus | |
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Thereianthus spicatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
Tribe: | Watsonieae |
Genus: | Thereianthus G.L. Lewis |
Type species | |
Thereianthus spicatus (L.) G.J. Lewis
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Thereianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1941. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.[1][2][3]
The genus name is derived from the Greek words thereios, meaning "summer", and anthos, meaning "flower".[4]