Iridaceae

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