Trimezia steyermarkii is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela.[1] Plants are up to 150 cm tall, with rhizomes up to 2–4 cm long and 2–3 cm wide; leaves are lanceolate, 60–150 cm long by 2 cm wide; flowers are yellow with brown spots.[2][3][4] In countries like Colombia and Venezuela, a name that is often given to this plant is "Hand of God" because of the three flower petals.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Trimezia |
| Species: | T. steyermarkii
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| Trimezia steyermarkii R. C. Foster
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Trimezia steyermarkii is closely related to T. martinicensis,[5] with which it has been widely confused.[6] See that article for differences.
References
edit- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Henrich, J.E. & Goldblatt, P. (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 71-80. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
- ^ Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1996). Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una sinopsis florística 6: 43-59. Mexico City : Consejo Nacional de la Flora de Mexico.
- ^ Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1998). Flora de Veracruz 105: 1-60. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz.
- ^ Innes, Clive (1985), The World of Iridaceae, Ashington, UK: Holly Gate International, ISBN 978-0-948236-01-3, p. 378
- ^ Trimezia, Pacific Bulb Society, retrieved 2012-04-27
Data related to Trimezia steyermarkii at Wikispecies
Media related to Trimezia steyermarkii at Wikimedia Commons- GBIF entry
- USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) entry
- "Trimezia steyermarkii (PIER species info)", Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk, hear.org
- Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
- Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
- Aceverdo-Rodríguez, Pedro & Strong, Mark T. (2005), "Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands", Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, 52: 1–415, p. 106
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