''Nemastylis'', or pleatleaf, is a

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

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, first described as a genus in 1835. It is native to

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, and the southern part of the

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/ref> The genus name is derived from the

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words ''nema'', meaning "thread", and ''stylos'', meaning "pillar" or "rod". ; Species * '' Nemastylis floridana'' Small - Florida * '' Nemastylis geminiflora'' Nutt. - south-central United States * '' Nemastylis nuttallii'' Pickering ex R.C. Foster - Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri * '' Nemastylis selidandra'' Ravenna - Texas * '' Nemastylis tenuis'' (Herb.) S.Watson - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Texas, Arizona * '' Nemastylis tuitensis'' (Aarón Rodr. & Ortiz-Cat.) Ravenna - Jalisco State in Mexico ; formerly included * ''Nemastylis pearcei'' Baker = ''

Tigridia pearcei ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger flowers, jaguar flowers,Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cype ...

'' (Baker) Ravenna * ''Nemastylis mcvaughii'' Molseed & Cruden = ''

Tigridia convoluta ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger flowers, jaguar flowers,Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cype ...

'' (Ravenna) Goldblatt

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