Iphigenia (plant)

Iphigenia is a flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae. It was described by Kunth. It consists of 11 species distributed from tropical Africa, over Madagascar and India to Australia. As with other taxa in Colchicaceae Iphigenia contains phenethylisoquinoline alkaloids including colchicine.

African species

 * Iphigenia oliveri Engl.
 * Iphigenia pauciflora Martelli

Arabian species

 * Iphigenia socotrana Thulin

Indian species

 * Iphigenia indica (L.) A.Gray ex Kunth - range extending to China, New Guinea + Australia
 * Iphigenia magnifica Ansari & R.S.Rao
 * Iphigenia mysorensis Arekal & S.N.Ramaswamy
 * Iphigenia pallida Baker
 * Iphigenia sahyadrica Ansari & R.S.Rao
 * Iphigenia stellata Blatt.

Madagascar species

 * Iphigenia boinensis H.Perrier
 * Iphigenia robusta Baker

New Zealand species

 * Iphigenia novae-zelandiae (Hook.f.) Baker

Taxonomy
The genus name of Iphigenia is in reference to Iphigenia, the Greek mythological character, who was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and such was a princess of Mycenae.