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. syriaca – I. u. subsp. unguicularis

Name

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

• Typus: N.W. Africa [?Algiers], Poiret s.n. (Holotype: P; isotype P-LAM).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Neubeckia unguicularis (Poir.) Alef. ex Nyman, Consp. Fl. Europ. 702 (1882).
  • 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

• Webb, D.A. & Chater, A.O. 1980. Iris. Pp. 87–92 in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), 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. 
• Davis, A.P. & Jury, S.L. 1990. A taxonomic review of Iris L. series Unguiculares (Diels) Lawrence. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 103(3): 281–300. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1990.tb00189.x ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Iris unguicularis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Iris unguicularis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Feb 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Iris unguicularis. Published online. Accessed: 21 Feb 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Iris unguicularis. Accessed: 21 Feb 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Iris unguicularis. Accessed: 2024 Feb 21.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Iris unguicularis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb 21.
• 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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