Iridaceae

Iridaceae
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Liliales Family: Iridaceae
Subfamilies
Crocoideae Iridoideae Isophysidoideae Nivenioideae

Iridaceae is a taxonomic Family of flowering monocots, best known for their wide variety of colors. The Family name was derived from the type genus (Iris), which comes from the Greek word for a rainbow.

Genera

Subfamily: Crocoideae

Tribe: Pillansieae

• Pillansia

Tribe: Watsonieae

• Cyanixia
• Lapeirousia
• Micranthus
• Savannosiphon
• Thereianthus
• Watsonia (Bugle lily)

Tribe: Ixieae

• Babiana (Baboon Flower)
• Chasmanthe (African cornflag)
• Crocosmia (Montbretia)
• Devia
• Dierama (Fairy-wand)
• Duthiastrum
• Freesia
• Geissorhiza
• Gladiolus
• Hesperantha
• Ixia
• Melasphaerula
• Radinosiphon
• Romulea
• Sparaxis (Wandflower, Harlequin Flower)
• Syringodea
• Tritonia
• Tritoniopsis
• Xenoscapa
• Zygotritonia

Tribe: Croceae

• Crocus

Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Irideae

• Dietes (Fortnight Lily, African Iris)
• Ferraria
• Hermodactylus
• Iris (Iris)
• Moraea

Tribe: Mariceae

• Neomarica
• Pseudotrimezia
• Trimezia

Tribe: Sisyrinchieae

• Diplarrena
• Libertia
• Olsynium (Grasswidow)
• Orthrosanthus
• Sisyrinchium (Blue-eyed Grass, Yellow-eyed Grass)
• Solenomelus
• Tapeinia

Tribe: Tigridieae

• Ainea
• Alophia
• Calydorea (Violet-lily)
• Cardenanthus
• Cipura
• Cobana
• Cypella
• Eleutherine
• Ennealophus
• Fosteria
• Gelasine
• Herbertia
• Kelissa
• Lethia
• Mastigostyla
• Nemastylis
• Onira
• Sessilanthera
• Tigridia (Tiger Flower, Mexican Shell Flower)

Subfamily: Isophysidoideae

• Isophysis

Subfamily: Nivenioideae

• Aristea
• Geosiris
• Klattia
• Nivenia
• Patersonia
• Witsenia

References

• Iridaceae by Wikispecies