Phalocallis

Phalocallis is a genus of plants in the Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1839. It contains only one recognized species, Phalocallis coelestis, native to Paraná State in southern Brazil, and also in northeastern Argentina.^[1][2][3]

Phalocallis
Illustration in Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 65 NS. 12 tabl. 3710
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Phalocallis
Species:	P. coelestis
Binomial name
Phalocallis coelestis (Lehm.) Ravenna
Synonyms[1]
Marica coelestis Lehm. Cipura coelestis (Lehm.) Heynh. Cypella coelestis (Lehm.) Diels Tigridia coelestis Lehm. Cypella plumbea Lindl. Phalocallis plumbea (Lindl.) Herb. Cypella gigantea Klatt Phalocallis gigantea (Klatt) Kuntze

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Múlgura, M.E. (1996). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 205-217. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
3. Ravenna, P. (2009). A survey in the genus Cypella and its allies (Iridaceae). Onira; Botanical Leaflets 12: 1-11.