*Ipheion Rafinesque. Common name: Star-of-Bethlehem.
A genus of 3 species, perennial herbs, native of South America. Souza, Crosa, & Guerra (2010), Sassone, Arroyo-Leuenberger, & Giussani (2014), and Arroyo-Leuenberger & Sassone (2016) separated Ipheion from Tristagma, Nothoscordum, and other related genera.
References: Arroyo-Leuenberger & Sassone (2016); Rahn (1998) In Kubitzki (1998a); Sassone, Arroyo-Leuenberger, & Giussani (2014); Sassone, Giussani, & Arroyo-Leuenberger (2017); Souza, Crosa, & Guerra (2010). Show full citations.
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