Iris attica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Irideae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: I. subg. Iris
Section: I. sect. Pumilae
Species: Iris attica

Name

Iris attica Boiss. & Heldr., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 91 (1859). (accepted by VPG)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Iris pumila subsp. attica (Boiss. & Heldr.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 253 (1890). (accepted by WCSP)
• Heterotypic
  • Iris falcata Babal. & Papan., Willdenowia 14: 71. 1984. nom. illeg., non Iris falcata Tausch (1823).
    • Typus: NC Greece, Mt. Vourinos, 3 km S of mine of Skoumtza, opening in Quercus forest, on ophiolithic substrate, 850 m, 16.6.1982, Babalonas E30 (Holotypus: HUTH).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Yugoslavia (North Macedonia). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1859. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum nonnullis Europaeis Boreali-Africanisque additis ser. 2, no. 4. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: B. Hermann / Parisiis [Paris]: J.-B. Baillière. 146 pp. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368 (!204). Reference page. 
• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th. & Strid, A. (eds.) 2018. Flora of Greece Web. Vascular Plants of Greece. An Annotated Checklist. 2nd version of May 2018, continuously updated. Iris attica Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 12.Reference page.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Iris attica in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 9.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Iris attica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 8 Sep 2006.