Iridaceae
Herbertia

Herbertia amoena Griseb.

First published in Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 325 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Paraguay to Brazil (W. Rio Grande do Sul) and NE. Argentina. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Paraguay, Uruguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://periodicos.ufsm.br/balduinia/article/view/69387/46065. epublication.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Goldblatt, P. (1977 publ. 1978). Herbertia reinstated as a valid generic name.. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 64: 378-379. [Cited as Herbertia lahue subsp. amoena.]
  • Lombardo, A. (1984). Fl. Montevidensis 3: 387-398. Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo. [Cited as Alophia lahue subsp. amoena.]
  • Múlgura, M.E. (1996). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 205-217. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. [Cited as Trifurcia lahue subsp. amoena.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). https://periodicos.ufsm.br/balduinia/article/view/69387/46065. epublication.
  • Lombardo, A. (1984). Fl. Montevidensis 3: 387-398. Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo.
  • Múlgura, M.E. (1996). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 205-217. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0