Devia xeromorpha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
Tribe: | Freesieae |
Genus: | Devia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Species: | D. xeromorpha
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Binomial name | |
Devia xeromorpha Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
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Devia is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae first described in 1990.[1] It contains only one known species, Devia xeromorpha, endemic to the southwestern part of Cape Province in South Africa.[2] The genus was named in honour of the South African botanist and academic, Miriam Phoebe de Vos.[1]: 359