Tapeinia

Tapeinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Iridoideae
Tribe:	Sisyrinchieae
Genus:	Tapeinia; Comm. ex Juss.
Species:	T. pumila
Binomial name
	Tapeinia pumila; (G.Forst.) Baill.
Synonyms
	List Ixia pumila G.Forst. ; Sisyrinchium pumilum (G.Forst.) Hook.f. ; Witsenia pumila (G.Forst.) Vahl ; Galaxia magellanica (Lam.) Steud. ; Ixia magellanica Lam. ; Moraea magellanica (Lam.) Willd. ; Tapeinia magellanica (Lam.) J.F.Gmel. ; Witsenia magellanica (Lam.) Pers. ;

Tapeinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name is derived from the Greek word tapeinos, meaning "low". The single species, Tapeinia pumila, is native to Southern Chile (from Araucanía to Magallanes regions) and Argentina.