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Description
Perennial herbs, dying back each year, with corms. Inflorescence a spike. Flowers actinomorphic, usually white or pink, opening in the evening. Style dividing at the mouth of the perianth tube into 3 large spreading branches. Fruit a capsule, sometimes dehiscing only in upper third. Seeds sometimes slightly winged.
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| Specimen Records: | 2 | Public Records: | 2 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 2 | Public Species: | 1 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 2 | Public BINs: | 0 |
| Species: | 1 | ||
| Species With Barcodes: | 1 | ||
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Hesperantha
Hesperantha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "evening", and anthos, meaning "flower".[1]
References
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 172–75. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
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