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Libertia
Libertia chilensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Iridoideae
Tribe:
Sisyrinchieae
Genus:
Libertia Spreng. 1824, conserved name not Dumort. 1822 (syn of Hosta) nor Lej. 1825 (syn of Bromus)
Type species
Libertia ixioides
(Forster f.) Spreng.
Synonyms[1]
Tekel Adans.
Tekelia Scop.
Renealmia R.Br. 1810 not L. 1753 nor L.f. 1782
Nematostigma A.Dietr.
Orthrosanthus Sweet
Taumastos Raf.
Choeradodia Herb.
Ezeria Raf.
Libertia peregrinans
Libertia is a genus of monocotyledonous plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1824.[2] It is native to South America, Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand. Eight species are endemic to New Zealand.[1][3][4]
Libertia is made up of herbaceous or evergreen perennials growing from short rhizomes,[2] with simple, linear or narrowly lanceolate basal leaves which are often green but may be red, orange, or yellow under direct sunlight.[5] The showy white or blue trimerous flowers are open in spring and are followed by capsules opening by three valves which contain the numerous seeds.[6]
The genus was named after the Belgian botanist Marie-Anne Libert[7] (1782–1865) (also referred to as Anne-Marie Libert).[8]
The species Libertia chilensis has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[9][10]
Species[1]
Libertia chilensis (Molina) Gunckel - central + southern Chile, southern Argentina, Juan Fernández Islands
Libertia colombiana R.C.Foster - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Libertia cranwelliae Blanchon, B.G.Murray & Braggins - North Island of New Zealand[3]
Libertia edgariae Blanchon, B.G.Murray & Braggins - North Island of New Zealand[3]
Libertia falcata Ravenna - Los Lagos region of Chile
Libertia flaccidifolia Blanchon & J.S.Weaver - North Island of New Zealand
Libertia grandiflora (R.Br.) Sweet - North + South Islands of New Zealand
Libertia insignis Ravenna - Los Lagos region of Chile
Libertia ixioides (G.Forst.) Spreng. - North + South Islands of New Zealand
Libertia micrantha A.Cunn. - North + South Islands of New Zealand
Libertia mooreae Blanchon, B.G.Murray & Braggins - North + South Islands of New Zealand[3]
Libertia peregrinans Cockayne & Allan - North + South + Chatham Islands of New Zealand
Libertia pulchella (R.Br.) Spreng. - New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, North + South Islands of New Zealand, New Guinea[4][12]
Libertia sessiliflora (Poepp.) Skottsb. - central Chile
Libertia tricocca Phil. - central + southern Chile
Libertia umbellata Ravenna - Los Lagos region of Chile
Selected formerly included[1]
Numerous names have been coined using the name Libertia, referring to species that are now regarded as better suited to other genera (Bromus Cardiocrinum Hosta Orthrosanthus).
Libertia arduennensis - Bromus bromoideus
Libertia arundinacea - Bromus bromoideus
Libertia azurea - Orthrosanthus multiflorus
Libertia cernua - Hosta plantaginea
Libertia graminea - Orthrosanthus laxus var. gramineus
Libertia heteroclita - Cardiocrinum cordatum
Libertia laxa - Orthrosanthus laxus
Libertia recta - Hosta ventricosa
Libertia stricta - Orthrosanthus multiflorus
^ abcdKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ abSprengel, Curt Polycarp Joachim 1824. Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta 1: 127 in Latin
^ abcdBlanchon, D.J.; et al. (2002). "A taxonomic revision of Libertia (Iridaceae) in New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 40 (3): 437–456. doi:10.1080/0028825x.2002.9512805. S2CID 83634447.
^ ab"Census of vascular plants of Papua New Guinea". Retrieved 2010-01-01.
^Goldblatt; Henrich; Keating, Peter; James; Richard (1989). "Seed morphology of Sisyrinchium (Iridaceae-Sisyrinchieae) and its allies". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 76 (4): 1109–1117. doi:10.2307/2399695. JSTOR 2399695.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses, Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Vol. 1. Taylor and Francis. p. 124. ISBN 9781420003222.
^Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 215–16. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
^"RHS Plantfinder - Libertia chilensis". Retrieved 22 March 2018.
^"AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 60. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
^"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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