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Thereianthus

Thereianthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Crocoideae
Tribe: Croceae
Genus: Thereianthus
G.L. Lewis
Type species
Thereianthus spicatus
(L.) G.J. Lewis

Thereianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1941. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.

The genus name is derived from the Greek words thereios, meaning "summer", and anthos, meaning "flower".



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