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Ixia

Ixia

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The genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...

 Ixia consists of a number of corm
Corm
A corm is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat . A corm consists of one or more internodes with at least one growing point, with protective leaves modified...

ous plants native to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...

 from the Iridaceae
Iridaceae
The Iris family or Iridaceae is a family of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants included in the monocot order Asparagales, taking its name from the genus Iris. Almost worldwide in distribution and one of the most important families in horticulture, it includes more than 2000 species...

 family and Ixioideae
Ixioideae
Crocoideae is one of the major subfamilies in the Iridaceae family.It contains plants which are wildly distributed in the Old world, mainly in Africa, but there are species like some members of the genera Romulea and Gladiolus which are native to Europe and Asia...

 subfamily. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include: sword-like leaves, and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers well-drained soil. The popular corn lily has specific, not very intense fragrance as vegetable
Vegetable
A vegetable is an edible plant or part of a plant. However, the word is not scientific, and its meaning is largely based on culinary and cultural tradition. Therefore the application of the word is somewhat arbitrary and subjective. For example, some people consider mushrooms to be vegetables,...

s. That's why its often visited by many insect
Insect
Insects are arthropods, having a hard exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae. They are the most diverse group of animals on the planet and include more than a million species that are already described. Insects represent more than half of all...

s such as bees.
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The genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...

 Ixia consists of a number of corm
Corm
A corm is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat . A corm consists of one or more internodes with at least one growing point, with protective leaves modified...

ous plants native to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...

 from the Iridaceae
Iridaceae
The Iris family or Iridaceae is a family of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants included in the monocot order Asparagales, taking its name from the genus Iris. Almost worldwide in distribution and one of the most important families in horticulture, it includes more than 2000 species...

 family and Ixioideae
Ixioideae
Crocoideae is one of the major subfamilies in the Iridaceae family.It contains plants which are wildly distributed in the Old world, mainly in Africa, but there are species like some members of the genera Romulea and Gladiolus which are native to Europe and Asia...

 subfamily. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include: sword-like leaves, and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers well-drained soil. The popular corn lily has specific, not very intense fragrance as vegetable
Vegetable
A vegetable is an edible plant or part of a plant. However, the word is not scientific, and its meaning is largely based on culinary and cultural tradition. Therefore the application of the word is somewhat arbitrary and subjective. For example, some people consider mushrooms to be vegetables,...

s. That's why its often visited by many insect
Insect
Insects are arthropods, having a hard exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae. They are the most diverse group of animals on the planet and include more than a million species that are already described. Insects represent more than half of all...

s such as bees. The Ixia are also used sometimes as ornamental plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The scientific study of plants, known as botany, has identified about 350,000 extant species of plants, defined as seed plants,...

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Species


The genus Ixia includes the following species:
  • Ixia aurea J. C. Manning & Goldblatt
  • Ixia acaulis Goldblatt & J. C. Manning
  • Ixia brevituba G.J. Lewis
  • Ixia brunneobractea G.J. Lewis
  • Ixia campanulata Houtt.
  • Ixia capillaris L. f.
  • Ixia cochlearis G.J. Lewis
  • Ixia collina Goldbl. & Snijman
  • Ixia curta Andr
  • Ixia curvata G.J. Lewis
  • Ixia dubia Vent.
  • Ixia erubescens Goldbl.
  • Ixia esterhuyseniae De Vos
  • Ixia flexuosa L.
  • Ixia frederickii De Vos
  • Ixia fucata
    • Ixia fucata Ker-Gawl, var. filifolia G.J. Lewis
    • Ixia fucata Ker-Gawl. var. fucata
  • Ixia gloriosa G.J Lewis
  • Ixia latifolia
    • Ixia latifolia Delaroche var. angustifolia G.J. Lewis
    • Ixia latifolia Delaroche var. curviramosa G.J. Lewis
    • Ixia latifolia Delaroche var. latifolia
    • Ixia latifolia Delaroche var. parviflora G.J. Lewis
    • Ixia latifolia Delaroche var. ramulosa G.J. Lewis
  • Ixia leipoldtii G.J. Lewis
  • Ixia leucantha Jacq.
  • Ixia longituba N.E.Br.
    • Ixia longituba N. E. Br. var. bellendenii R. C. Foster
    • Ixia longituba N. E. Br. var. longituba
  • Ixia lutea Eckl. var. lutea
  • Ixia lutea Eckl. var. ovata (Andr.) B. Nord
  • Ixia maculata
    Ixia maculata
    Ixia maculata is a species of flowering plant in the iris family known by the common name spotted African corn lily. It is native to South Africa, but it is grown widely as an ornamental plant. It can also be found growing wild as an introduced species in several areas, including Western Australia...
    • Ixia maculata L. var. fusco-citrina (Desf.ex DC) G.J. Lewis
    • Ixia maculata L. var. intermedia G.J. Lewis
    • Ixia maculata L. var. maculata
  • Ixia marginifolia (Salisb) G.J Lewis
  • Ixia metelerkampiae L. Bol.
  • Ixia micranda
    • Ixia micranda Bak. var. confusa G.J Lewis
    • Ixia micranda Bak. var. micranda
    • Ixia micranda Bak. var. minor G.J Lewis
  • Ixia monadelpha Delaroche
  • Ixia mostertii De Vos
  • Ixia odorata Ker-Gawl var. hesperanthoides G.J Lewis
  • Ixia odorata Ker-Gawl var. odorata
  • Ixia orientalis L.Bol.
  • Ixia paniculata Delaroche
  • Ixia patens
    • Ixia patensAit. var. linearifolia G.J Lewis
    • Ixia patens Ait var. patens
  • Ixia pauciflora G.J Lewis
  • Ixia polystachya
    • Ixia polystachya L. var. crassifolia G.J Lewis
    • Ixia polystachya L. var. lutea (Ker-Gawl) G.J Lewis
    • Ixia polystachya M. De Vos var. longistylus var. nova
    • Ixia polystachya L. var. polystachya
  • Ixia pumilio Goldbl. & Snijman
  • Ixia purpureorosea G. J Lewis
  • Ixia rapunculoides
    • Ixia rapunculoides Del. var. flaccida G.J Lewis
    • Ixia rapuncuolides Del. var. namaquana (L.Bol.) G. J Lewis
    • Ixia rapunculoides Del. var. rapunculoides
    • Ixia rapunculoides Del. var. rigida G. J Lewis
    • Ixia rapunculoides Del. var. robusta G.J Lewis
    • Ixia rapunculoides Del. var subpendula G.J. Lewis
  • Ixia rouxii G.J Lewis
  • Ixia scillaris L. var. scillaris
  • Ixia scillaris L. var. subundulata G.J Lewis
  • Ixia splendida G.J. Lewis
  • Ixia stohriae L. Bol.
  • Ixia stolonifera G.J Lewis
  • Ixia stricta (Eckl. ex Klatt) G. J Lewis
  • Ixia tenuifolia Vahl.
  • Ixia thomasiae Goldblo.
  • Ixia trifolia G. J Lewis FP
  • Ixia trinervata (Bak.) G. J Lewis
  • Ixia vanzijliae L. Bol.
  • Ixia versicolor G.J Lewis
  • Ixia vinacea G. J Lewis
  • Ixia viridiflora
    Ixia viridiflora
    Ixia viridiflora, also known as Turquoise Ixia, is a tall member of the genus Ixia. It comes from around the Tulbagh in South Africa, Cape Province. It has small corms under the ground.This corn lily is a very rare plant...

     Lam.
    • Ixia viridiflora Lam. var minor De Vos
    • Ixia viridiflora Lam. var viridflora Thunb.