Iridaceae Juss.
Orthrosanthus Sweet , legitimate, scientific
Sweet, R. (1827), Flora Australasica: t. 11 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Orthrosanthus multiflorus Sweet
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 114 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Sisyrinchium L. legitimate
Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 114 [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "Greek orthros, morning; anthos, flower: the flowers open early in the day."
Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 207-208 [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "Greek orthros, morning; anthos, flower; the flowers open early in the day"
Geerinck, D.J.L. (1974), Revision of Australian Iridaceae. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 44: 36 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Eveltria Raf. legitimate
Goldblatt, P. (1979), Preliminary cytology of Australian Iridaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 66: 851-855 [secondary reference]
Cooke, D.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Iridaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 10 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Eveltria Raf. legitimate
Macfarlane, T.D. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Orthrosanthus. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 798 [secondary reference]
Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Iridaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 692 [secondary reference]
Goldblatt, P. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Iridaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 3: 320 [secondary reference]
Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 325 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Orthrosanthes Raf. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Eveltria Raf. legitimate
  • APC Dist.: WA, SA, Vic
Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 612 [secondary reference]