Mastigostyla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1928. The entire group is native to South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families The genus name is derived from the Greek words mastigos, meaning "whip", and stylos, meaning "style".Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gate International Ltd., Ashington.Múlgura, M.E. (1996). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 205-217. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
Species Mastigostyla boliviensis (R.C.Foster) Goldblatt - Bolivia Mastigostyla brachiandra Ravenna - Argentina (Salta) Mastigostyla brevicaulis (Baker) R.C.Foster - Bolivia Mastigostyla cabrerae R.C.Foster - Argentina (Jujuy, Salta) Mastigostyla candaravensis Ravenna - Peru (Tacna) Mastigostyla cardenasii R.C.Foster - Bolivia, Peru (Cusco) Mastigostyla chuquisacensis Huaylla & Wilkin - Bolivia Mastigostyla cyrtophylla I.M.Johnst. - Peru (Arequipa) Mastigostyla gracilis R.C.Foster - Chile, Bolivia Mastigostyla herrerae (Vargas) Ravenna - Peru (Cusco) Mastigostyla hoppii R.C.Foster - Peru (Arequipa) Mastigostyla humilis Ravenna - Peru (Cusco) Mastigostyla implicata Ravenna - Argentina (Jujuy) Mastigostyla johnstonii R.C.Foster - Argentina (Tucumán) Mastigostyla longituba (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Bolivia Mastigostyla macbridei (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Peru (Lima, Junín) Mastigostyla major Ravenna, Revista Inst. Munic. Bot. 2: 56 (1964). - Peru (Apurímac, Ayacucho) Mastigostyla mirabilis Ravenna - Argentina (Tucumán) Mastigostyla orurensis (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Bolivia Mastigostyla peruviana R.C.Foster - Peru (Apurímac) Mastigostyla potosina R.C.Foster - Bolivia Mastigostyla shepardiae (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Peru (Puno) Mastigostyla spathacea (Griseb.) Ravenna - northern Argentina Mastigostyla torotoroensis Huaylla & Wilkin - Bolivia Mastigostyla tunariensis (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Bolivia Mastigostyla venturii (R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Argentina (Jujuy, Tucumán) Mastigostyla woodii Huaylla & Wilkin - Bolivia
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