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tritonia
tritonia (traɪˈtəʊnɪə) n (Plants) any plant of the perennial cormous S African genus Tritonia, with typically scarlet or orange flowers: family Iridaceae[New Latin, from Greek Tritōn Triton1]Tritonia
Tritonia a genus of plants of the family Iridaceae. The plants are perennial herbs with a corm and a fanlike cluster of hard, ensiform radical leaves. The inflorescence is a small panicle. The flowers have a brightly colored, six-parted, funnelform perianth. There are about 50 species, found in southerp Africa. The plants are used in floriculture. The best-known species is T. crocosmiiflora, an intergeneric hybrid (Crocosmia aurea × T. pottsii) often assigned to the genus Crocosmia. In regions having a mild climate the corms winter in the ground; in northern regions they are gathered for the winter. The inflorescences are suitable for cuttings. |