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Cleanthe

Aristea
Aristea africana 2.jpg
Aristea africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Aristeoideae
Genus: Aristea
Sol.
Type species
Aristea africana
(L.) Hofmannsegg
Synonyms
  • Ixia L., rejected name
  • Sisyrinchium Eckl. 1827 not L. 1753 nor Mill. 1754
  • Cleanthe Salisb. ex Benth. & Hook.f.

Aristea is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae), first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is derived from the Greek word arista, meaning "awn".



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