Iris xiphium

Iris xiphium

Iris xiphium

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. Xiphium
Species: Iris xiphium

Name

Iris xiphium L., Sp. Pl. 40 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Iris coronaria Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 45 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Iris hispanica Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 438 (1821), nom. inval.
  • Iris xiphium [unraked] hispanica (Steud.) Samp., Fl. Portug. 124 (1947), nom. inval.
  • Xiphion angustifolium Klatt, Linnaea 34: 569 (1865)-1866, nom. illeg.

• Heterotypic
  • Iris spectabilis Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 5: 93 (1846), nom. illeg.
  • Iris taitii Foster, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 40: 145 (1906).
  • Iris variabilis Jacq., Collectanea 2: 321 (1789).
  • Iris xiphia St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 128 (1880), orth. var.
  • Iris xiphium [unraked] lusitanica (Ker Gawl.) Samp., Man. Fl. Portug. 106 (1910).
  • Iris xiphium f. durandoi Batt. in Batt. & Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Monocot. 42 (1895).
  • Iris xiphium var. battandieri Foster, Bulbous Irises: 65 (1892).
  • Iris xiphium var. castrensis Costa in T.Gorchs (ed.), Programa Resum. Leccion. Bot. Gen.: 249 (1859).
  • Iris xiphium var. praecox Dykes, Genus Iris 215, 245, pl. 43 (1912).
  • Iris xiphium var. taitii (Foster) H.Christ., Guide Iris. 224 (1997), comb. inval.
  • Iris xiphium var. toletana Pau, in sched., nom. nud.
  • Xiphion verum Schrank, Flora 7(2 Beibl.): 16 (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Xiphion vulgare Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 2 (1768).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Italy, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain Introduced into: Cyprus, Great Britain, Louisiana, Tennessee References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 40. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.) 1980. 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Iris xiphium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Iris xiphium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Iris xiphium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Iris xiphium. Published online. Accessed: Feb 20 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Iris xiphium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Spanish Iris
suomi: Espanjankurjenmiekka
Türkçe: İspanya süseni

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