Iris japonica
Iris japonica

Taxonavigation edit

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. Crossiris
Series: I. ser. Japonicae
Species: Iris japonica

Name edit

Iris japonica Thunb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 2: 327. 1794.

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Evansia japonica (Thunb.) Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 373. 1882.
  • Heterotypic
    • Evansia chinensis (Curtis) Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 303. 1812.
    • Evansia fimbriata (Vent.) Decne., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20: 302. 1873.
    • Iris chinensis Curtis, Bot. Mag. 11: t. 373. 1797.
    • Iris fimbriata Vent., Descr. Pl. Nouv.: t. 9. 1800.
    • Iris japonica f. pallescens P.L.Chiu & Y.T.Zhao, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18: 58. 1980.
    • Iris squalens Thunb., Fl. Jap.: 33. 1784, nom. illeg.
    • Moraea fimbriata (Vent.) Loisel., Herb. Gén. Amateur 6: 412. 1822.
    • Xiphion fimbriatum (Vent.) Alef., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 21: 297. 1863.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Eastern Asia
      • China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Myanmar, Qinghai, Tibet
    • Introduced into:
      • Assam, East Himalaya, Italy, Réunion, Vietnam, West Himalaya

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • Akhter, C. & al. (2013). A taxonomic appraisal of genus Iris L. (Iridaceae) in Kashmir himalaya, India Iranian Journal of Botany 19: 119-126.

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

azərbaycanca: Yapon süsəni
English: Japanese Iris
فارسی: زنبق ژاپنی
français: Iris du Japon
עברית: אירוס יפני
hornjoserbsce: Japanska škleńčica
italiano: Iris frangiato
日本語: シャガ
русский: Ирис японский
Tiếng Việt: Đuôi diều
中文: 蝴蝶花
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