Devia xeromorpha
Devia is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae first described in 1990.[1] It contains only one known species, Devia xeromorpha, endemic to the southwestern part of Cape Province in South Africa.[2] The genus was named in honour of the South African botanist and academic, Miriam Phoebe de Vos.[1]:359
| Devia xeromorpha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
| Tribe: | Freesieae |
| Genus: | Devia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
| Species: | D. xeromorpha |
| Binomial name | |
| Devia xeromorpha Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | |
References
- Goldblatt, Peter; Manning, John C. (1990). "Devia xeromorpha, A New Genus and Species of Iridaceae-Ixioideae from the Cape Province, South Africa". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 77 (2): 359–364. doi:10.2307/2399551. ISSN 0026-6493.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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