Mastigostyla

Description

Mastigostyla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1928. The entire group is native to South America. The genus name is derived from the Greek words mastigos, meaning "whip", and stylos, meaning "style".SpeciesMastigostyla boliviensis (R.C.Foster) Goldblatt - Bolivia Mastigostyla brachiandra Ravenna - Argentina (Salta) Mastigostyla brevicaulis (Baker) R.C.Foster - Bolivia Mastigostyla cabrerae R.C.Foster - Argentina Mastigostyla candaravensis Ravenna - Peru (Tacna) Mastigostyla cardenasii R.C.Foster - Bolivia, Peru (Cusco) Mastigostyla chuquisacensis Huaylla & Wilkin - Bolivia Mastigostyla cyrtophylla I.M.Johnst. - Peru (Arequipa) Mastigostyla gracilis R.C.Foster - Chile, Bolivia Mastigostyla herrerae (Vargas) Ravenna - Peru (Cusco) Mastigostyla hoppii R.C.Foster - Peru (Arequipa) Mastigostyla humilis Ravenna - Peru (Cusco) Mastigostyla implicata Ravenna - Argentina (Jujuy) Mastigostyla johnstonii R.C.Foster - Argentina (Tucumán) Mastigostyla longituba (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Bolivia Mastigostyla macbridei (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Peru Mastigostyla major Ravenna, Revista Inst. Munic. Bot. 2: 56 (1964). - Peru Mastigostyla mirabilis Ravenna - Argentina (Tucumán) Mastigostyla orurensis (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Bolivia Mastigostyla peruviana R.C.Foster - Peru (Apurímac) Mastigostyla potosina R.C.Foster - Bolivia Mastigostyla shepardiae (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Peru (Puno) Mastigostyla spathacea (Griseb.) Ravenna - northern Argentina Mastigostyla torotoroensis Huaylla & Wilkin - Bolivia Mastigostyla tunariensis (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Bolivia Mastigostyla venturii (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Argentina Mastigostyla woodii Huaylla & Wilkin - Bolivia