Tigridia (Iridaceae)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Tigridieae
Genus: Tigridia
Species: T. albicans – T. alpestris – T. amatlanensis – T. arequipensis – T. atrata – T. augusta – T. bicolor – T. catarinensis – T. chiapensis – T. chrysantha – T. citrina – T. coerulea – T. convoluta – T. conzattii – T. curvata – T. dugesii – T. durangensis – T. ehrenbergii – T. estelae – T. flammea – T. fosteri – T. galanthoides – T. gracielae – T. hallbergii – T. heliantha – T. hintonii – T. huajuapanensis – T. huyanae – T. illecebrosa – T. immaculata – T. inusitata – T. latifolia –T. longispatha – T. mariaetrinitatis – T. martinezii – T. matudae – T. meleagris – T. mexicana – T. minuta – T. molseediana – T. mortonii – T. multiflora – T. nanchititlensis – T. oaxacana – T. orthantha – T. pavonia – T. pearcei – T. philippiana – T. potosina – T. pugana – T. pulchella – T. purpusii – T. purruchucana – T. raimondii – T. rzedowskiana – T. seleriana – T. suarezii – T. tepoxtlana – T. tuitensis – T. vanhouttei – T. venusta – T. violacea

Name

Tigridia Juss., Gen. Pl. 57. 1789.

Type species: Tigridia pavonia (L.f.) Ker Gawl.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Ainea Ravenna, Bot. Not. 132: 467 1979.
- Beatonia Herb., Bot. Mag. 66: t. 3779. 1840.
- Cardiostigma Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 102. 1877.
- Colima (Ravenna) Aarón Rodr. & Ortiz-Cat., Acta Bot. Mex. 65: 53 2003.
- Fosteria Molseed, Brittonia 20: 232. 1968.
- Hydrotaenia Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 69. 1838.
- Sessilanthera Molseed & Cruden, Brittonia 21: 191 (1969)
  - Tigridia subg. Hydrotaenia (Lindl.) Molseed, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 54: 32, 63. 1970.
  - Type species: Hydrotaenia meleagris Lindl.
- Pardinia Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30(misc): 66. 1844.
- Rigidella Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26: t. 16. 1840.

Note:

The monophyly of the two subgenera (Tigridia and Hydrotaenia) is not supported by recent study (Chauveau & al. 2012).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Western South America
  - Chile North, Peru
- Regional: Central America
  - El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Introduced into:
- Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Madeira

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Jussieu, A.L. de 1789. Genera plantarum, secundum ordines naturales disposita juxta methodum in Horto Regio Parisiensi exaratam. 498 pp. Paris: Herissant et Theophile Barrois. BHL Reference page. : 57

Additional references

Chauveau, C. & al. 2012. Oil-producing flowers within the Iridoideae (Iridaceae): evolutionary trends in the flowers of the New World genera. Ann. Bot. 110 (3): 713–729 [1].
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Tigridia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2011 Feb 15.
Goldblatt, P. 2015. New and Validated Combinations in Tigridia (Iridaceae: Tigridieae). Novon 24(1), 14-15. DOI: 10.3417/2014016

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Tigridia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Tigridia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 24 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Tigridia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Tigerblumen
English: Peacock Flower
suomi: Tiikerikukat
italiano: Tigridia
Nāhuatl: Ocēlōxōchitl
svenska: Påfågelsliljesläktet
Türkçe: Kaplan zambağı

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