''Thereianthus'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the family
Iridaceae
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, first described as a genus in 1941. The entire genus is
endemic
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to
Cape Province in
South Africa
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the genus ''Thereianthus'' (Iridaceae: Crocoideae). Bothalia 41: 239-267.]
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ''thereios'', meaning "summer", and ''anthos'', meaning "flower".[
* '' Thereianthus bracteolatus'' ( Lam.) G.J.Lewis
* '' Thereianthus bulbiferus'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
* '' Thereianthus elandsmontanus'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
* '' Thereianthus intermedius'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
* '' Thereianthus ixioides'' G.J.Lewis
* '' Thereianthus juncifolius'' (]Baker
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History
Ancient history
Since grains ha ...
) G.J.Lewis
* '' Thereianthus longicollis'' (Schltr.
Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (16 October 1872 – 16 November 1925) was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids.
He went on botanical expeditions in Africa, Indonesia, New Guinea, South and Central America a ...
) G.J.Lewis
* '' Thereianthus minutus'' ( Klatt) G.J.Lewis
* '' Thereianthus montanus'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
* '' Thereianthus racemosus'' ( Klatt) G.J.Lewis
* '' Thereianthus spicatus'' ( L.) G.J.Lewis
References
Iridaceae genera
Endemic flora of South Africa
Iridaceae
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