Libertia
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Libertia is a genus of monocotyledenous plants in the family Iridaceae containing 15 species in the southern hemisphere[1]. A number of species are endemic to New Zealand.
They are all perennials growing from short woody rhizomes, with simple, linear or narrowly lanceolate basal leaves which are often green but may be red or yellow depending on the species. The showy white trimerous flowers are open in spring and are followed by capsules opening by three valves which contain the numerous black seeds.
The genus was named after Anne-Marie Libert (1782-1865), a Belgian botanist.
[edit] Species
- Libertia caerulescens, endemic to Chile
- Libertia chilensis, endemic to Chile
- Libertia formosa, endemic to Chile and is naturalised in California[2]
- Libertia grandiflora, endemic to New Zealand
- Liberta ixioides, endemic to New Zealand
- Libertia paniculata, endemic to Australia [3] - Branching Grass Flag
- Libertia pulchella , which occurs in Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand [4]
- Libertia peregrinans which is endemic to New Zealand
- Libertia procera
- Libertia pulchella , which occurs in New Guinea
[edit] References
- ^ Blanchon, D.J. et al. (2002) A taxonomic revision of Libertia (Iridaceae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 40:437-456.
- ^ Libertia formosa. Flora of North America. www.efloras.org.
- ^ Libertia paniculata. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Libertia pulchella. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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