Kolpakowskia Regel Ixiolirion is a genus of flowering plants native to central and southwest Asia, first described as a genus in 1821.
[3] Recent classifications place the group in the monogeneric family Ixioliriaceae in the order Asparagales of the monocots.
[4][2] In earlier systems of classification, it was usually placed in the family Amaryllidaceae.
The genus name – composed of Ixio- and lirion ('lily') – means 'Ixia-like lily'.
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