Thereianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1941. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGermishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the genus Thereianthus (Iridaceae: Crocoideae). Bothalia 41: 239-267.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words thereios, meaning "summer", and anthos, meaning "flower".
Species
Thereianthus bracteolatus (Lam.) G.J.Lewis Thereianthus bulbiferus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning Thereianthus elandsmontanus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning Thereianthus intermedius J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Thereianthus ixioides G.J.Lewis Thereianthus juncifolius (Baker) G.J.Lewis Thereianthus longicollis (Schltr.) G.J.Lewis Thereianthus minutus (Klatt) G.J.Lewis Thereianthus montanus J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Thereianthus racemosus (Klatt) G.J.Lewis Thereianthus spicatus (L.) G.J.Lewis
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