Hesperoxiphion

Description

Hesperoxiphion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1877. It is native to northwestern South America. The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "western", and xiphos, meaning "sword".SpeciesHesperoxiphion herrerae (Diels ex R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Cajamarca region in Peru Hesperoxiphion huilense Ravenna - Colombia Hesperoxiphion niveum (Ravenna) Ravenna - Cajamarca region in Peru Hesperoxiphion pardalis (Ravenna) Ravenna - Apurímac region in Peru Hesperoxiphion peruvianum (Baker) Baker - Bolivia, Peru