Zygotritonia is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae. It contains four species distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa.[2][3] The genus name is derived from the word zygomorphic (meaning bilabiate), and the apparent resemblance to some species in the genus Tritonia.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
| Tribe: | Watsonieae |
| Genus: | Zygotritonia Mildbr.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Zygotritonia bongensis (Pax) Mildbraed
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Species
editThe list of Zygotritonia species, with their complete name and authority, and their geographic distribution is given below. [5]
- Zygotritonia atropurpurea Goldblatt (2019). Northern Zambia.[6]
- Zygotritonia bongensis (Pax) Mildbr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58: 230 (1923). West Tropical Africa to Socotra.
- Zygotritonia hysterantha Goldblatt, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, IV, 11: 208 (1989). Central African Republic.
- Zygotritonia nyassana Mildbr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58: 231 (1923). Western Tanzania to Zambia.
- Zygotritonia praecox Stapf, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 32: t. 3120 (1933). Western Tropical Africa, Western Ethiopia.
References
edit- ^ Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58: 230 (1923).
- ^ Goldblatt, Peter; John Manning (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
- ^ Peter Goldblatt. 1989. Revision of the tropical African genus Zygotritonia (Iridaceae) . Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Section B, Adansonia (Bull. Mus. natl. hist. nat., Sect. B, Adansonia) vol. 11, no2, pp. 199-212 ISSN 0240-8937.
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 120–123. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
- ^ Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. World Checklist of Monocotyledons: Zygotritonia. Accessed May 16, 2009.
- ^ Goldblatt, P.; Manning, J. C.; Wightman, N.; McCleland, W. (2019-08-01). "Zygotritonia atropurpurea (Iridaceae: Crocoideae), a new local endemic species from northern Zambia of this small tropical African genus". South African Journal of Botany. 124: 20–22. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2019.04.016. ISSN 0254-6299. S2CID 182781330.
Bibliography
edit- Goldblatt, P.; Manning, J.C.; Demissew, Sebsebe; Malakasi, P.; Forest, F. (September 2016). "Relationships of the sub-Saharan African genus Zygotritonia Mildbr. (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) inferred from molecular analysis". South African Journal of Botany. 106: 5–7. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2016.05.013.
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