Patersonia, is a genus of plants whose species are commonly known as native iris or native flag and are native to areas from Malesia to Australia.[2]

Patersonia
Patersonia sericea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Patersonioideae
Goldblatt
Genus: Patersonia
R.Br.[1]
Type species
Patersonia sericea
R.Br.
Synonyms[1]

Genosiris Labill.

Description

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They are perennials with basal leaves growing from a woody rhizome that in some species extends above ground to form a short trunk. The leaves are tough and fibrous, often with adaptations for conserving moisture, such as stomata sunk in grooves, a thickened cross-section, marginal hairs, and thickened margins. The flowers appear from between a pair of bracts on a leafless stem. They have three large outer tepals that are usually blue to violet, and three tiny inner tepals. There are three stamens fused at the base to form a tube around the longer style, which bears a flattened stigma.[3]

Taxonomy

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The genus Patersonia was first formally described in 1807 by Robert Brown in the Botanical Magazine.[4] The genus name is a tribute to the first Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales in Australia, William Paterson, "a gentleman whose name has been long familiar to the naturalist".[5][6]

Species list

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The following is a list of Patersonia species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of October 2021:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Patersonia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Patersonia species". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ Goldblatt, P. (2011). Systematics of Patersonia (Iridaceae, Patersonioideae) in the Malesian archipelago. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 98: 514-523.
  4. ^ "Patersonia". APNI. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  5. ^ Brown, Robert; Sims, John (ed.) (1807). "Patersonia sericea". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 26: 1041. Retrieved 4 November 2021. {{cite journal}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Manning, J. and P. Goldblatt (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.