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]
Taxonomyedit
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]
^ abc"Patersonia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^"Patersonia species". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^Goldblatt, P. (2011). Systematics of Patersonia (Iridaceae, Patersonioideae) in the Malesian archipelago. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 98: 514-523.
^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)
^Manning, J. and P. Goldblatt (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 94–95. ISBN978-0-88192-897-6.
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patersonia, genus, plants, whose, species, commonly, known, native, iris, native, flag, native, areas, from, malesia, australia, sericea, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, monocots, order, asparagale. 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 Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Order Asparagales Family Iridaceae Subfamily PatersonioideaeGoldblatt Genus PatersoniaR Br 1 Type species Patersonia sericeaR Br Synonyms 1 Genosiris Labill Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 2 1 Species list 3 ReferencesDescription editThey 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 editThe 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 edit The following is a list of Patersonia species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of October 2021 1 Patersonia argyrea D A Cooke W A Patersonia babianoides Benth W A Patersonia borneensis Stapf Borneo Patersonia drummondii F Muell ex Benth Drummond s patersonia W A Patersonia fragilis Labill Asch amp Graebn swamp iris short purple flag S A Qld N S W Vic Tas Patersonia glabrata R Br leafy purple flag bugulbi Qld N S W Vic Patersonia graminea Benth grass leaved patersonia W A Patersonia inaequalis Benth unequal bract patersonia W A Patersonia inflexa Goldblatt Papua New Guinea Patersonia juncea Lindl rush leaved patersonia W A Patersonia lanata R Br woolly patersonia W A Patersonia limbata Endl W A Patersonia lowii Stapf Borneo Patersonia macrantha Benth N T Patersonia maxwellii F Muell F Muell ex Benth W A Patersonia neocaledonica Goldblatt amp J C Manning New Caledonia Patersonia novo guineensis Gibbs New Guinea Patersonia occidentalis R Br W A S A Vic Tas Patersonia philippinensis Goldblatt Mindoro Patersonia pygmaea Lindl W A Patersonia rudis Endl W A Petersonia rudis Endl subsp rudis Petersonia rudis subsp velutina D A Cooke Patersonia sericea R Br Patersonia sericea var longifolia R Br C Moore purple flag N S W Vic Patersonia sericea R Br var sericea silky purple flag Qld N S W Vic Patersonia spirafolia Keighery W A Patersonia sumatrensis Goldblatt Sumatra Patersonia umbrosa Endl W A References edit a b c Patersonia Plants of the World Online Retrieved 4 November 2021 Patersonia species Australian National Botanic Gardens Retrieved 4 November 2021 Goldblatt P 2011 Systematics of Patersonia Iridaceae Patersonioideae in the Malesian archipelago Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 98 514 523 Patersonia APNI Retrieved 4 November 2021 Brown Robert Sims John ed 1807 Patersonia sericea Curtis s Botanical Magazine 26 1041 Retrieved 4 November 2021 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a first2 has generic name help Manning J and P Goldblatt 2008 The Iris Family Natural History amp Classification Portland Oregon Timber Press pp 94 95 ISBN 978 0 88192 897 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patersonia amp oldid 1175387890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
