Ixiolirion
| Ixiolirion | |
|---|---|
| Ixiolirion tataricum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Ixioliriaceae Nakai |
| Genus: | Ixiolirion Fisch. ex Herb. |
| Synonyms | |
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Kolpakowskia Regel | |
Ixiolirion is a genus of flowering plants native to central and southwest Asia, first described as a genus in 1821. Recent classifications place the group in the monogeneric family Ixioliriaceae in the order Asparagales of the monocots. In earlier systems of classification, it was usually placed in the family Amaryllidaceae.
The genus name – composed of Ixio- and lirion ('lily') – means 'Ixia-like lily'.
- There are four species in this genus and family
- Ixiolirion ferganicum Kovalevsk. & Vved. - Kyrgyzstan
- Ixiolirion karateginum Lipsky - Pakistan, Tajikistan
- Ixiolirion songaricum P.Yan - Xinjiang
- Ixiolirion tataricum (Pall.) Schult. & Schult.f. - Altai Krai, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Persian Gulf sheikdoms, Kashmir, Xinjiang
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