''Tigridia'' , is a genus of

bulb In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf basesBell, A.D. 1997. ''Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology''. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. that function as food storage organs du ...

ous or

corm A corm, bulbo-tuber, or bulbotuber is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ that some plants use to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat ( perennation). The word ...

ous flowering plants belonging to 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 ...

. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''

Tigridia pavonia ''Tigridia pavonia'' is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae. Common names include jockey's cap lily, Mexican shellflower, peacock flower, tiger iris,Alan Davidson and tiger flower. This summer-flowering bulbous herbaceo ...

'', is often cultivated for this. The approximately 35 species in this family grow in the Americas, from

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

. The tigridia flower is short lived, each often blooming for only one day, but often several flowers will bloom from the same stalk. Usually they are dormant during the winter dry-season. The roots are edible and were eaten by the

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who called it ''cacomitl'', and its flower ''ocēlōxōchitl'' "jaguar flower". The genus name ''Tigridia'' means "tiger-like", and alludes to the coloration and spotting of the flowers of the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

''Tigridia pavonia''.Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1952. Iridaceae. In Flora of Guatemala - Part III. Fieldiana, Botany 24(3): 159–178

Species

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Tigridia albicans ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia'' ...

'' Ravenna - Tacna Province in Peru * ''

Tigridia alpestris ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia ...

'' Molseed - Mexico * ''

Tigridia amatlanensis ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, '' Tigridia pavoni ...

'' Aarón Rodr. & García-Mend - Oaxaca * ''

Tigridia augusta ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia'' ...

'' Drapiez - central + southern Mexico * ''

Tigridia bicolor ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia'' ...

'' Molseed - Oaxaca * ''

Tigridia catarinensis ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia ...

'' Cruden - San Luis Potosí * '' Tigridia chiapensis'' Molseed ex Cruden - Chiapas * ''

Tigridia chrysantha ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia'' ...

'' Cruden & S.J.Walker ex McVaugh - Jalisco * ''

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 or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia ...

'' (Ravenna) Goldblatt - Oaxaca * ''

Tigridia conzattii ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia'' ...

'' (R.C.Foster) Goldblatt - Oaxaca * '' Tigridia dugesii'' S.Watson - Jalisco * '' Tigridia durangense'' Molseed ex Cruden - Durango * '' Tigridia ehrenbergii'' (Schltdl.) Molseed - Mexico * '' Tigridia estelae'' López-Ferr. & Espejo - Durango * '' Tigridia flammea'' (Lindl.) Ravenna - Michoacán * '' Tigridia galanthoides'' Molseed - southern Mexico * '' Tigridia gracielae'' Aarón Rodr. & Ortiz-Cat. - México State * '' Tigridia hallbergii'' Molseed - central + southern Mexico, Guatemala * '' Tigridia hintonii'' Molseed - Guerrero * '' Tigridia huajuapanensis'' Molseed ex Cruden - Oaxaca * '' Tigridia huyanae'' (J.F.Macbr.) Ravenna - Lima Province in Peru * ''

Tigridia illecebrosa ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, '' Tigridia pavoni ...

'' Cruden - central + southern Mexico * ''

Tigridia immaculata ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, '' Tigridia pavoni ...

'' (Herb.) Ravenna - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala * ''

Tigridia inusitata ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, '' Tigridia pavoni ...

'' (Cruden) Ravenna - Guerrero * ''

Tigridia mariaetrinitatis ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia ...

'' Espejo & López-Ferr. - Oaxaca * ''

Tigridia martinezii ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia'' ...

'' Calderón - Hidalgo * ''

Tigridia matudae ''Tigridia matudae'' is a rare plant species known from only two locations in Mexico, in a small region along the boundary between the State of Mexico and Morelos Morelos (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos ( es, Estado L ...

'' Molseed - México State * ''

Tigridia meleagris ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia ...

'' (Lindl.) G.Nicholson - central + southern Mexico, Guatemala * ''

Tigridia mexicana ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia'' ...

'' Molseed - central + southern Mexico * ''

Tigridia minuta ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia ...

'' Ravenna - Apurímac + Ayacucho Provinces in Peru * '' Tigridia molseediana'' Ravenna - Oaxaca, Guatemala * ''

Tigridia mortonii ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia'' ...

'' Molseed - México State * ''

Tigridia multiflora ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia ...

'' (Baker) Ravenna - central + southern Mexico * ''

Tigridia oaxacana ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, '' Tigridia pavoni ...

'' (Molseed) Goldblatt - Oaxaca * ''

Tigridia orthantha ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia'' ...

'' (Lem.) Ravenna - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala * ''

'' (L.f.) Redouté - widespread across much of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras; naturalized in Peru, Ecuador, Madeira * ''

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 or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia ...

'' (Baker) Ravenna - Huánuco region in Peru * ''

Tigridia philippiana ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, '' Tigridia pavoni ...

'' I.M.Johnst. - Tarapacá + Antofagasta Provinces in Chile * ''

Tigridia potosina ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia ...

'' López-Ferr. & Espejo - San Luis Potosí * ''

Tigridia pugana ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia ...

'' Aarón Rodr. & Ortiz-Cat. - Jalisco * ''

Tigridia pulchella ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia ...

'' B.L.Rob. - Jalisco, Michoacán * ''

Tigridia purpusii ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia'' ...

'' Molseed - Puebla * ''

Tigridia purruchucana ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia'' ...

'' (Herb.) Ravenna - Lima Province in Peru * ''

Tigridia raimondii ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, '' Tigridia pavoni ...

'' Ravenna - Arequipa Province in Peru * ''

Tigridia rzedowskiana ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia ...

'' Aarón Rodr. & Ortiz-Cat. - Querétaro * ''

Tigridia seleriana ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, '' Tigridia pavoni ...

'' (Loes.) Ravenna - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala * ''

Tigridia suarezii ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia ...

'' Aarón Rodr. & Ortiz-Cat. - Jalisco * ''

Tigridia tepoxtlana ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia'' ...

'' Ravenna - Morelos * ''

Tigridia vanhouttei ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, ''Tigridia pavonia'' ...

''(Baker) Espejo & López-Ferr - central + northeastern Mexico * ''

Tigridia venusta ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, '' Tigridia pavoni ...

'' Cruden - Michoacán * ''

Tigridia violacea ''Tigridia'' , is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, '' Tigridia pavoni ...

'' Schiede ex Schltdl. - central + southern Mexico

References

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