Iris florentina

Taxonavigation

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

Iris florentina L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 863 (1759).

Homotypic
- Iris officinalis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 43 (1796).
  - Iris × germanica var. florentina (L.) Dykes, Gen. Iris: 164 (1913).
Heterotypic
- Iris albicans Lange, Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1860: 76 (1861).
  - Iris florentina var. albicans (Lange) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 146 (1877).
  - Iris florentina subsp. albicans (Lange) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 255 (1890).
- Iris × germanica subsp. albicans (Lange) O.Bolòs & Vigo, Fl. Països Catalans 4: 158 (2001).
- Iris madonna Sprenger, Bull. Soc. Tosc. Ortic. 17: 130 (1892).
  - Iris albicans var. madonna (Sprenger) Dykes, Handb. Iris: 212 (1924).
  - Iris florentina var. madonna (Sprenger) L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 2: 1672 (1933).
- Iris majoricensis Barceló, Fl. Baleares: 446 (1881).
  - Iris albicans var. majoricensis (Barceló) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur., Suppl. 2: 294 (1890).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Africa (introduced)
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Morocco.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Cape Verde.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia (introduced)
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - (West Himalaya.)

Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–iv+825–1384 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 863. Reference page.

Colasante, M.A. 2014. Iridaceae presenti in Italia. 415 pp., Sapienza, Università Editrice, Roma. ISBN 978-88-98533-04-6 PDF Reference page.
Martini, G. & Viciani, D. 2018. What happened to Linnaeus's Iris florentina? Re-evaluation of this taxon at species level. Taxon 67(2): 395-400. DOI: 10.12705/672.8 JSTOR Reference page.
Parlatore, F. 1858–1860. Flora italiana, ossia, Descrizione delle piante che nascono salvatiche o si sono insalvatichite in Italia e nelle isole ad essa adiacenti; distribuita secondo il metodo naturale. Vol. 3 [Liliaceae-Asparagineae – Lemnaceae]. 690 pp. Le Monnier, Firenze. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. [pp. 271–274}}

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Iris florentina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Iris florentina. Published online. Accessed: 15 Mar 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Iris florentina. Accessed: 15 Mar 2024.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Iris florentina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

español: Lirio blanco
italiano: Giglio fiorentino

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