Tritoniopsis (plant)

Tritoniopsis
Tritoniopsis triticea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Crocoideae
Tribe: Tritoniopsideae
Goldblatt & Manning
Genus: Tritoniopsis
L.Bolus
Type species
Tritoniopsis lesliei
Synonyms
  • Anapalina N.E.Br.
  • Exohebea R.C.Foster
  • Schweiggera E.Mey. ex Baker
  • Tanaosolen N.E.Br.

Tritoniopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1926. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa. The genus name refers to the African genus Tritonia and is combined with the Greek word opsis, meaning "look-alike".