Mastigostyla Explained

Mastigostyla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1928. The entire group is endemic to South America.^[1] The genus name is derived from the Greek words mastigos, meaning "whip", and stylos, meaning "style".^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species^[1]

• Mastigostyla boliviensis (R.C.Foster) Goldblatt - Bolivia
• Mastigostyla brachiandra Ravenna - Argentina (Salta)
• Mastigostyla brevicaulis (Baker) R.C.Foster - Bolivia
• Mastigostyla cabrerae R.C.Foster - Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
• 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 (Lima, Junín)
• Mastigostyla major Ravenna, Revista Inst. Munic. Bot. 2: 56 (1964). - Peru (Apurímac, Ayacucho)
• 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 (Jujuy, Tucumán)
• Mastigostyla woodii Huaylla & Wilkin - Bolivia

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=323706 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Book: Manning, John . Goldblatt, Peter . The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification . Timber Press . Portland, Oregon. 247–50 . 2008. 978-0-88192-897-6.
3. Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gate International Ltd., Ashington.
4. Múlgura, M.E. (1996). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 205-217. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.