Hesperoxiphion

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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| taxon = Hesperoxiphion

| authority = Baker

| type_species = Hesperoxiphion peruviana

| type_species_authority = (Baker) Baker

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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.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=321359 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families] The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "western", and xiphos, meaning "sword".{{cite book |author1=Manning, John |author2=Goldblatt, Peter |title=The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification |publisher=Timber Press |location=Portland, Oregon|pages=246 |year=2008|isbn=978-0-88192-897-6}}Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2008). The Iris family: natural history and classification: 1-290. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.Ravenna, P. (2009). A survey in the genus Cypella and its allies (Iridaceae). Onira; Botanical Leaflets 12: 1-11.

; 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