Moraea sisyrinchium

Moraea sisyrinchium

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Irideae
Genus: Moraea
Species: Moraea sisyrinchium

Name

Moraea sisyrinchium (L.) Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 241 (1804).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Iris sisyrinchium L., Sp. Pl. 1: 40 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Iris collina Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 45 (1796), nom. superfl..
  • Diaphane edulis Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 304 (1812).
  • Gynandriris sisyrinchium (L.) Parl., Nuov. Gen. Sp. Monocot.: 52 (1854).
  • Sisyrinchium majus R.M.Redhead, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 209 (1866), nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Xiphion sisyrinchium (L.) Baker, J. Bot. 9: 42 (1871).
  • Helixyra sisyrinchium (L.) N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 349 (1929).
• Heterotypic
  • Iris fugax Ten., Fl. Napol. 1: 15 (1811), nom. illeg..
    • Moraea tenoreana Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: t. 110 (1825).
    • Moraea fugax (Ten.) Ten., Syll. Pl. Fl. Neapol. 26 (1831), nom. illeg.
    • Iris involuta Garzia, Effem. Sci. Lett. Sicilia 1834: 286 (1834).
    • Moraea sisyrinchium var. fugax (Ten.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 132 (1877).
    • Iris sisyrinchium subsp. fugax (Ten.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 259 (1890).
    • Iris sisyrinchium var. fugax (Ten.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 13: 71 (1912).
  • Iris syrtica Viv., Fl. Libyc. Spec.: 3 (1824).
    • Evansia syrtica (Viv.) Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 373 (1882).
    • Iris sisyrinchium var. syrtica (Viv.) E.A.Durand & Barratte, Fl. Libyc. Prodr.: 223 (1910).
  • Iris sisyrinchium var. major Cambess., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 14: 314 (1827).
  • Iris sisyrinchium var. minor Cambess., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 14: 314 (1827), nom. inval.
  • Iris aegyptia Delile in L.Laborde, Voy. Arabie Petrée: 82 (1830).
  • Iris zelantea Parl., Nuov. Gen. Sp. Monocot.: 53 (1854).
  • Iris samaritanii Heldr., Atti Congr. Int. Bot. Firenze 1874: 234 (1876).
  • Iris maricoides Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 8: 676 (1884).
    • Gynandriris maricoides (Regel) Nevski, Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 4: 217 (1937).
    • Iris sisyrinchium var. maricoides (Regel) Lynch, Book of the Iris: 189 (1904).
  • Moraea sicula Tod., Index Seminum (PAL) 1887: 37 (1887).
  • Gynandriris littorea Jord. in C.T.A.Jordan & J.P.Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 27 (1903).
  • Gynandriris numidica Jord. in C.T.A.Jordan & J.P.Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 27 (1903).
  • Iris maculata Tod. ex Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 3: 73 (1909), nom. illeg.
    • Iris sisyrinchium var. maculata (Tod. ex Lojac.) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 4(App.): 52 (1907).
  • Iris libyca Mattei, Boll. Stud. Inform. Reale Giardino Colon. 3: 93 (1916).
  • Iris sisyrinchium var. purpurea Braun-Blanq. & Maire, Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 8: 176 (1924).
  • Iris sisyrinchium var. marmarica Pamp., Arch. Bot. (Forlì) 12: 25 (1936).
  • Iris sisyrinchium f. alba Gattef. & Weiller, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 28: 542 (1938).
  • Iris sisyrinchium f. rosea Gattef. & Weiller, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 28: 542 (1938).
  • Iris sisyrinchium f. violacea Gattef. & Weiller, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 28: 542 (1938).
  • Iris sisyrinchium f. caerulea Maire & Weiller, in Fl. Afrique N. 6: 168 (1959 publ. 1960).
  • Iris sisyrinchium f. purpureoviolacea Maire & Weiller, in Fl. Afrique N. 6: 167 (1959 publ. 1960), nom. inval.
  • Iris todaroana Cif. & Giacom. ex Pignatti, Giorn. Bot. Ital. 113: 367 (1979 publ. 1980).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe. Continental: Africa  Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate  Regional: Middle Asia Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. Continental: Asia-Tropical  Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan, West Himalaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ker Gawler, J.B. 1805. Ensatarum Ordo. Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 219–247. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Danin, A. 2004. Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina Area. 520 pp., Jerusalem: Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. ISBN 965-208-167-1. Reference page. 
• Goldblatt, P. 1998. Reduction of Barnardiella, Galaxia, Gynandriris, Hexaglottis, Homeria, and Roggeveldia in Moraea (Iridaceae: Irideae). Novon 8(4): 371–377. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Moraea sisyrinchium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Moraea sisyrinchium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Moraea sisyrinchium. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jul 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Moraea sisyrinchium. Accessed: 20 Jul 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Moraea sisyrinchium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Mittags-Schwertlilie
español: Lirio azul
עברית: צהרון מצוי

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