Hesperoxiphion

Hesperoxiphion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1877. It is native to northwestern South America. The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "western", and xiphos, meaning "sword".


 * Species
 * Hesperoxiphion herrerae (Diels ex R.C.Foster) Ravenna - Cajamarca region in Peru
 * Hesperoxiphion huilense Ravenna - Colombia
 * Hesperoxiphion niveum (Ravenna) Ravenna - Cajamarca region in Peru
 * Hesperoxiphion pardalis (Ravenna) Ravenna - Apurímac region in Peru
 * Hesperoxiphion peruvianum (Baker) Baker - Bolivia, Peru