Iris unguicularis subsp. cretensis

Iris unguicularis subsp. cretensis

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: Iris unguicularis subsp. cretensis

Name

Iris unguicularis subsp. cretensis (Janka) A.P.Davis & Jury, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 103: 294 (1990).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Iris cretensis Janka, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 18(12): BHL (1868).
    • Typus: Crete, Candia, 1817 ["1841"], Sieber s.n. (Holotype: JE; isotypes K, LE, P , PRC)
    • Cited by IPNI etc. with "Oesterr. Bot. Z. 17: 376 (1867)."
• Homotypic
  • Iris humilis subsp. cretensis (Janka) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 703 (1882).
  • Siphonostylis cretensis (Janka) Wern.Schulze, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 112: 338 (1965).
  • Iris humilis Sieber ex Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 138 (1877), nom. inval., pro syn.
• Heterotypic
  • Iris cretica Herb. in W.J.Hooker & G.A.W.Arnott, Bot. Beechey Voy. 9: 396 (1840).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Kriti (C and E Crete, Karpathos islands group). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• 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 subsp. cretensis 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 subsp. cretensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Feb 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Iris unguicularis subsp. cretensis. Published online. Accessed: 21 Feb 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Iris unguicularis subsp. cretensis. Accessed: 21 Feb 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Iris unguicularis subsp. cretensis. Accessed: 2024 Feb 21.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Iris unguicularis subsp. cretensis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb 21.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Iris unguicularis subsp. cretensis. Accessed: 2024 Feb 21 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Kretische Schwertlilie

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