Libertia

Taxobox
name = "Libertia"


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Libertia grandiflora"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Iridaceae
subfamilia = Iridoideae
tribus = Sisyrinchieae
genus = "Libertia"
genus_authority = Spreng.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text

"Libertia" is a genus of monocotyledenous plants in the family Iridaceae containing 15 species in the southern hemisphere [Blanchon, D.J. et al. (2002) A taxonomic revision of "Libertia" (Iridaceae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 40:437-456.] . A number of species are endemic to New Zealand.

They are all perennials growing from short woody rhizomes, with simple, linear or narrowly lanceolate basal leaves which are often green but may be red or yellow depending on the species. The showy white trimerous flowers are open in spring and are followed by capsules opening by three valves which contain the numerous black seeds.

The genus was named after Anne-Marie Libert (1782-1865), a Belgian botanist.

Species

*"Libertia caerulescens", endemic to Chile
*"Libertia chilensis", endemic to Chile
*"Libertia formosa", endemic to Chile and is naturalised in California [cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101726|title = "Libertia formosa" |work=Flora of North America | publisher = www.efloras.org]
*"Libertia grandiflora", endemic to New Zealand
*"Liberta ixioides", endemic to New Zealand
*"Libertia paniculata", endemic to Australia [APNI | name = Libertia paniculata | id = 37162] - Branching Grass Flag
*"Libertia pulchella" , endemic to Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand [APNI | name = Libertia pulchella | id = 37180]
*"Libertia peregrinans", endemic to New Zealand
*"Libertia procera
*"Libertia pulchella" , endemic to New Guinea

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