| Ixiolirion | |
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| Ixiolirion tataricum | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Ixioliriaceae Nakai[2] |
| Genus: | Ixiolirion Fisch. exHerb.[1] |
| Synonyms[3] | |
KolpakowskiaRegel | |
Ixiolirion is agenus offlowering plants native tocentral andsouthwest Asia, first described as a genus in 1821.[3] Recent classifications place the group in the monogenericfamilyIxioliriaceae in theorderAsparagales of themonocots.[4][2] In earlier systems of classification, it was usually placed in the familyAmaryllidaceae.
The genus name – composed ofIxio- andlirion ('lily') – means 'Ixia-like lily'.[5][6]
