''Aristea'' is a

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evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...

perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

and

rhizomatous In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow h ...

species of

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s in the family

Iridaceae Iridaceae is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises, meaning rainbow, referring to its many colours. There are 66 accepted genera with a total of c. 2244 species worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016). It inclu ...

, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in

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and southern

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, as well as

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word ''arista'', meaning "awn". ; SpeciesThe Plant List (2010). Version 1. Published on the Internet

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Aristea abyssinica ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' Pax * '' Aristea africana'' (L.) Hoffmanns. * '' Aristea alata'' Baker * '' Aristea anceps'' Eckl. ex Klatt * '' Aristea angolensis'' Baker * '' Aristea angustifolia'' Baker * '' Aristea bakeri'' Klatt * '' Aristea bequaertii'' De Wild. * '' Aristea biflora'' Weim. * '' Aristea cantharophila'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * '' Aristea capitata'' (L.) Ker Gawl. * '' Aristea cistiflora'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt * '' Aristea cladocarpa'' Baker * '' Aristea compressa'' Buchinger ex Baker * '' Aristea cuspidata'' Schinz * '' Aristea dichotoma'' (Thunb.) Ker Gawl. * '' Aristea djalonis'' A.Chev. ex Hutch. * ''

Aristea ecklonii ''Aristea ecklonii'' (common names: blue flies, blue stars, blue-eyed iris, blue corn-lily) is a plant species in the Iridaceae, first described in 1866. It is native to central and southern Africa from South Africa north to Cameroon and Tanzan ...

'' Baker * ''

Aristea elliptica ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' Goldblatt & A.P.Dold * ''

Aristea ensifolia ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' J.Muir * '' Aristea fimbriata'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * ''

Aristea flexicaulis ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' Baker * '' Aristea galpinii'' N.E.Br. ex Weim. * '' Aristea glauca'' Klatt * ''

Aristea goetzei ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' Harms * ''

Aristea grandis ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' Weim. * ''

Aristea humbertii ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' H.Perrier * '' Aristea inaequalis'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * ''

Aristea juncifolia ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' Eckl. ex Baker * '' Aristea kitchingii'' Baker * ''

Aristea latifolia ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' G.J.Lewis * '' Aristea lugens'' (L.f.) Steud. * '' Aristea madagascariensis'' Baker * '' Aristea montana'' Baker * '' Aristea monticola'' Goldblatt * ''

Aristea nana ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * ''

Aristea nigrescens ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt * ''

Aristea nyikensis ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' Baker * ''

Aristea oligocephala ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' Baker * '' Aristea palustris'' Schltr. * '' Aristea parviflora'' Baker * ''

Aristea pauciflora ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' Wolley-Dod * '' Aristea platycaulis'' Baker * ''

Aristea polycephala ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' Harms * '' Aristea pusilla'' (Thunb.) Ker Gawl. * '' Aristea racemosa'' Baker * '' Aristea ranomafana'' Goldblatt * '' Aristea recisa'' Weim. * ''

Aristea rigidifolia ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deriv ...

'' G.J.Lewis * '' Aristea rupicola'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * '' Aristea schizolaena'' Harv. ex Baker * '' Aristea simplex'' Weim. * '' Aristea singularis'' Weim. * '' Aristea spiralis'' (L.f.) Ker Gawl. * ''

Aristea teretifolia ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * ''

Aristea torulosa ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

'' Klatt * ''

Aristea zeyheri ''Aristea'' is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is deri ...

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