Sparaxisn.
/spəˈraksɪs/, U.S. /spəˈræksəs/ Botany.
A genus of South African iridaceous plants (related to the genus Ixia and characterized by a lacerated spathe), species of which are cultivated for their showy flowers; a plant or bulb of this genus.
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ixia1785
tiger-flower1797
Babiana1801
evening flower1801
watsonia1801
Sparaxis1836
montbretia1846
Spanish iris1863
schizostylis1864
romulea1865
Tigridia1866
kaffir lily1884
acidanthera1894
peacock flower1897
1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 40 (table) Sparaxis.., Sparaxis.
1841 Duncan Hist. Guernsey 557 The innumerable species of ixia, sparaxis, and other cognate genera of Cape bulbs.
1841 Duncan Hist. Guernsey 559 The ixia, too, and the sparaxis, have lately been observed to hybridise.
1852 G. W. Johnson Cottage Gardeners' Dict. 517/1 The true Ixias are known from Sparaxis by not having, like it, a jagged sheath.
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