Cypella Explained

Cypella is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae. It is distributed in South America, from Peru and Brazil to Northern Argentina.^[1] The genus name is likely derived from the Greek word kyphella, meaning "hollow of the ear", and alludes to the shape of the inner tepals.^[2]

Species^[1] Based on DNA and morphological features, the South American genera Kelissa and Onira are now included in Cypella.^[3]

• Cypella amambaica Ravenna, Onira 12: 4 (2009). Paraguay
• Cypella aquatilis Ravenna, Nordic J. Bot. 1: 489 (1981). S. Brazil.
• Cypella armosa Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 20 (1981). Paraguay to NE. Argentina.
• Cypella boliviana Huaylla, Kew Bull. 67: 297 (2012). Bolivia
• Cypella brasiliensis (Baker) Roitman & J.A.Castillo, Darwiniana 45: 238 (2007). southern Brazil
• Cypella catharinensis Ravenna, Onira 10: 39 (2005). Brazil (Santa Catarina).
• Cypella craterantha Ravenna, Revista Inst. Munic. Bot. 2: 52 (1964). Peru (Cajamarca).
• Cypella crenata (Vell.) Ravenna, Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 10: 312 (1965). Brazil (SE. Minas Gerais to São Paulo).
• Cypella curuzupensis Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 19 (1981). Paraguay.
• Cypella discolor Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 16 (1981). S. Brazil.
• Cypella elegans Speg., Physis (Buenos Aires) 2: 43 (1917). Argentina (Jujuy Province).
• Cypella exilis Ravenna, Nordic J. Bot. 1: 492 (1981). E. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina.
• Cypella fucata Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 18 (1981). S. Brazil to NE. Uruguay.
• Cypella geniculata (Klatt) Ravenna, Revista Inst. Munic. Bot. 2: 53 (1964). Brazil.
• Cypella hauthalii (Kuntze) R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 171: 23 (1950). SE. Paraguay to Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones).
• Cypella herbertii (Lindl.) Herb., Bot. Mag. 53: t. 2637 (1826). S. Brazil to NE. Argentina.
• Cypella laeta Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 13 (1981). NE. Argentina.
• Cypella lapidosa Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 21 (1981). Argentina (Corrientes).
• Cypella laxa Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 15 (1981). S. Brazil.
• Cypella luteogibbosa Deble, Phytotaxa 71: 60 (2012). Rio Grande do Sul
• Cypella magnicristata Deble, Phytotaxa 71: 63 (2012). Rio Grande do Sul
• Cypella mandonii Rusby, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 125 (1896). Bolivia.
• Cypella oreophila Speg., Physis (Buenos Aires) 2: 44 (1917). NW. Argentina.
• Cypella osteniana Beauverd, Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève 14: 165 (1922 publ. 1923). Uruguay.
• Cypella pabstiana Ravenna, Wrightia 7: 18 (1981). Brazil (Paraná).
• Cypella pusilla (Link & Otto) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks., Index Kew. 1: 689 (1893). S. Brazil.
• Cypella suffusa Ravenna, Onira 12: 1 (2009). Argentina (Misiones Province)
• Cypella trimontina Ravenna, Onira 12: 2 (2009). Argentina (Corrientes Province)
• Cypella unguiculata (Baker) Roitman & J.A.Castillo - Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul
• Cypella yatayphila Ravenna, Onira 12: 3 (2009). Argentina (Entre Ríos Province)

formerly included

• Cypella gigantea Klatt = Phalocallis coelestis (Lehm.) Ravenna

Bibliography

• Flora Brasiliensis *Brazilian species of Cypella
• Dimitri, M. 1987. Enciclopedia Argentina de Agricultura y Jardinería. Tomo I. Descripción de plantas cultivadas. Editorial ACME S.A.C.I., Buenos AIres.
• Roitman, G & Castillo, A. Novedades en el género Cypella. Bol. Soc. Argent. de Botánica 38: 337-339 (2003).

External links

• Images of several species of Cypella
• Images of several species of Cypella at Bulbsociety

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=327808 Kew World Checklist of Selected plant Families
2. Book: Manning, John . Goldblatt, Peter . The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification . Timber Press . Portland, Oregon. 238–39 . 2008. 978-0-88192-897-6.
3. Goldblatt, P. & John Manning. 2008. The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Timber Press, 290 pp.