Mexican shellflower
Tigridia pavonia (L.f.) Redouté
Tigridia pavonia (L.f.) Redouté is a flowering plant in the Iridaceae family, known as Mexican shellflower. It is a summer-flowering bulbous herbaceous perennial found in regions including Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico, and is naturalized in Ecuador and Peru. It is also known by common names such as jockey's cap lily, peacock flower, jaguar flower, tiger iris, and tiger flower. The Aztecs called it ocēlōxōchitl, and the Inga and Kamëntšá peoples of Colombia refer to it as watsimba.
Description
Tigridia pavonia (L.f.) Redouté is a species in the Iridaceae family, native to parts of Central and South America. It is found in countries such as Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico, and has been naturalized in Ecuador and Peru. The plant is a summer-flowering bulbous herbaceous perennial. It has several common names, including jockey's cap lily, Mexican shellflower, peacock flower, jaguar flower, tiger iris, and tiger flower. The Aztecs referred to it as ocēlōxōchitl, while the Inga and Kamëntšá peoples of Colombia call it watsimba.
Other common names
peacock-flowertiger-flowerMexican shellflower
Distribution
PT · Boyacá | Garagoa · CR · BR · PE · Bolivia · Colombia · Ecuador · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras · Madeira · Mexico Central · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Northeast · Mexico Northwest · Mexico Southeast · Mexico Southwest · Peru · Manizales | Pasto
Synonyms
Moraea tigridiaMoraea pavoniaMarica tigridiaTigridia conchiifloraTigridia grandifloraTigridia oxypetalaTigridia pringleiTigridia speciosaVieusseuxia pavoniaTigridia pavonia f. conchiifloraTigridia pavonia var. conchiifloraFerraria pavoniaFerraria tigridiaSisyrinchium palmifoliumTigridia aurantiaca
