''Aristea'' is a

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and

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species of

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s in the family

Iridaceae Iridaceae () is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the Iris (plant), irises. It has a nearly global distribution, with 69 accepted genera with a total of about 2500 species. It includes a number of economically importan ...

, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in

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and southern

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, as well as

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> The genus name is derived from the

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word ''arista'', meaning "awn". ; SpeciesThe Plant List (2010). Version 1. Published on the Internet

(accessed September 2013) * '' Aristea abyssinica'' Pax * ''

Aristea africana ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' (L.) Hoffmanns. * '' Aristea alata'' Baker * '' Aristea anceps'' Eckl. ex Klatt * ''

Aristea angolensis ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' Baker * '' Aristea angustifolia'' Baker * '' Aristea bakeri'' Klatt * '' Aristea bequaertii'' De Wild. * ''

Aristea biflora ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' Weim. * ''

Aristea cantharophila ''Aristea cantharophila'' is a plant species endemic to a small region of Western Cape Province, South Africa, Southeast of Cape Town Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldes ...

'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * ''

Aristea capitata ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' (L.) Ker Gawl. * ''

Aristea cistiflora ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt * ''

Aristea cladocarpa ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' Baker * ''

Aristea compressa ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' Buchinger ex Baker * ''

Aristea cuspidata ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' Schinz * ''

Aristea dichotoma ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' (Thunb.) Ker Gawl. * ''

Aristea djalonis ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' A.Chev. ex Hutch. * ''

Aristea ecklonii ''Aristea ecklonii'' (common names: blue flies, blue stars, blue-eyed iris, blue corn-lily) is a plant species in the Iridaceae, first described in 1866. It is native to central and southern Africa from South Africa north to Cameroon and Tanzan ...

'' Baker * '' Aristea elliptica'' Goldblatt & A.P.Dold * '' Aristea ensifolia'' J.Muir * '' Aristea fimbriata'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * '' Aristea flexicaulis'' Baker * '' Aristea galpinii'' N.E.Br. ex Weim. * '' Aristea glauca'' Klatt * '' Aristea goetzei'' Harms * '' Aristea grandis'' Weim. * '' Aristea humbertii'' H.Perrier * '' Aristea inaequalis'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * '' Aristea juncifolia'' Eckl. ex Baker * '' Aristea kitchingii'' Baker * '' Aristea latifolia'' G.J.Lewis * '' Aristea lugens'' (L.f.) Steud. * '' Aristea madagascariensis'' Baker * '' Aristea montana'' Baker * '' Aristea monticola'' Goldblatt * '' Aristea nana'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * '' Aristea nigrescens'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt * '' Aristea nyikensis'' Baker * '' Aristea oligocephala'' Baker * '' Aristea palustris'' Schltr. * '' Aristea parviflora'' Baker * '' Aristea pauciflora'' Wolley-Dod * '' Aristea platycaulis'' Baker * '' Aristea polycephala'' Harms * '' Aristea pusilla'' (Thunb.) Ker Gawl. * '' Aristea racemosa'' Baker * '' Aristea ranomafana'' Goldblatt * '' Aristea recisa'' Weim. * '' Aristea rigidifolia'' G.J.Lewis * '' Aristea rupicola'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * '' Aristea schizolaena'' Harv. ex Baker * '' Aristea simplex'' Weim. * '' Aristea singularis'' Weim. * '' Aristea spiralis'' (L.f.) Ker Gawl. * '' Aristea teretifolia'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * '' Aristea torulosa'' Klatt * ''

Aristea zeyheri ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' Baker

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