genus Ixia vs Ixia

genus Ixia and Ixia both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
genus Ixia	Yes	No	No	No
Ixia	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, genus Ixia and Ixia are synonyms defined as:

genus Ixia and Ixia: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae, comprising a number of cormous plants native to South Africa (Ixia)

genus Ixia (noun)	Ixia (noun)
a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae, comprising a number of cormous plants native to South Africa (Ixia)	a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae, comprising a number of cormous plants native to South Africa (Ixia)