''Zygotritonia'' is a

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and bulbous plants in the family

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. It contains four species distributed throughout

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. The genus name is derived from the word zygomorphic (meaning bilabiate), and the apparent resemblance to some species in the genus '' Tritonia''.

Species

The list of ''Zygotritonia'' species, with their complete name and authority, and their geographic distribution is given below. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
World Checklist of Monocotyledons: ''Zygotritonia''
Accessed May 16, 2009. *'' Zygotritonia atropurpurea'' Goldblatt (2019). Northern Zambia. *'' Zygotritonia bongensis'' (

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) Mildbr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58: 230 (1923). West Tropical Africa to

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. *'' Zygotritonia hysterantha'' Goldblatt, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, IV, 11: 208 (1989).

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. *'' Zygotritonia nyassana'' Mildbr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58: 231 (1923). Western

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. *'' Zygotritonia praecox'' Stapf, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 32: t. 3120 (1933). Western Tropical Africa, Western

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References

Bibliography

* Iridaceae genera Iridaceae {{iridaceae-stub