Iris unguicularis

Iris unguicularis

Iris unguicularis

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. Siphonostylis
Species: Iris unguicularis
Subspecies: I. u. subsp. angustifolia – I. u. subsp. carica – I. u. subsp. cretensis – I. u. subsp. unguicularis
Varietas: I. u. var. syriaca

Name

Iris unguicularis Poir., Voy. Barbarie 2: 86 (1789).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Siphonostylis unguicularis (Poir.) Wern.Schulze, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 112: 331 (1965).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

. Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Spain (introduced). Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy (introduced), Kriti. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia South Australia (introduced). Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Poiret, J.L.M. 1789. Voyage en Barbarie, ou lettres écrites de l'ancienne Numidie pendant les années 1785 & 1786, sur la religion, les coutumes & les moeurs des Maures & des Arabes-Bédouins: avec un essai sur l'histoire naturelle de ce pays. Vol. 2. 315 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.) 1980. Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). xxxvi + 452 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge / London / New Rochelle / Melbourne / Sydney, ISBN 0-521-20108-X. Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Iris unguicularis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 18. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Iris unguicularis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Iris unguicularis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Iris unguicularis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Iris unguicularis. Published online. Accessed: Feb 18 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. 9 in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 12.

Vernacular names

čeština: kosatec nehetnatý
Cymraeg: gellesgen Algeria
فارسی: سوسن ظفرى

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