List of Sisyrinchium species explained

Approximately 211 species are currently accepted within the genus Sisyrinchium. Botanists have divided the genus using several schemes in the past, but the current division into 10 sections proposed by Inacio et al in 2017 is rooted in phylogenetic analysis and mapped to consistent morphological characters.

Accepted species^[1]

Formerly placed here

• Calydorea speciosa (Hook.) Herb. (as S. speciosum Hook.)
• Eleutherine bulbosa (Mill.) Urb. (as S. bulbosum Mill.)
• Libertia ixioides (G.Forst.) Spreng. (as S. ixioides G.Forst.)
• Solenomelus pedunculatus (Gillies) Hochr. (as S. pedunculatum Gillies ex Hook.)^[2]
• Olsynium junceum

Sources

• Web site: Plants of the World Online . Sisyrinchium L. . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . February 27, 2024 . .
• Web site: International Plant Name Index . Sisyrinchium L. . The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Herbarium . 2024 . February 27, 2024 . .

Notes and References

1. Search for "Sisyrinchium",
2. Web site: GRIN Species Records of Sisyrinchium . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2011-05-19.