Cipura

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Tigridieae
Genus: Cipura
Species: C. campanulata – C. formosa – C. gigas – C. insularis – C. paludosa – C. paradisaica – C. rupicola – C. xanthomelas
Name

Cipura Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 38. Jun-Dec 1775.
Type species: Cipura paludosa Aubl.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Bauxia Neck., Elem. Bot. 3: 160. 1790, opus utique oppr.
Marica Schreb., Gen. Pl.: 37. 1789.

References

Aublet, J.B.C.F. (1775) Hist. Pl. Guiane 38.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Cipura in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Mar. 17. Reference page.

Cipura is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae, related to the genus Cypella. The plants are widely distributed in Mexico, Central, the West Indies, and South America.[1][2][3]

Species[1]

Cipura campanulata Ravenna – from central Mexico to northern Brazil
Cipura formosa Ravenna – eastern + central Brazil
Cipura gigas Celis, Goldblatt & Betancur - Colombia + Venezuela.
Cipura insularis Ravenna – western Cuba
Cipura paludosa Aubl. – Mexico, South America (as far south as Paraguay), Central America, and the West Indies; naturalized in India
Cipura paradisiaca Ravenna – Goiás State in Brazil
Cipura rupicola Goldblatt & Henrich – eastern Colombia + southern Venezuela
Cipura xanthomelas Maxim. ex Klatt – eastern + central Brazil

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Celis, M., Peter Goldblatt & Julio Betancurc. A New Species of Cipura (Iridaceae) from Colombia and Venezuela. Novon Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 419–422.
Peter Goldblatt, James E. Henrich. Notes on Cipura (Iridaceae) in South and Central America, and a New Species from Venezuela. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 74, No. 2 (1987), pp. 333-340