Iris subg. Limniris
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Subgenus Limniris is one subgenus of beardless irises, which don't have hair on their drooping sepals, also called their falls.
'Limniris' is derived from the latin for Marsh or living in lakes Iris,[1] or pond iris. Which refers to the fact that most species can be grown in moist habitats for part of the year.[2]
It was originally described by Tausch in Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch (Deutsche Botaniker) in 1841.[3] Édouard Spach made changes 1846 in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. (Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique). [4]
It was divided into sections, 'Limniris', which is further divided down to about 16 series and 'Lophiris' (also known as 'Evansias' or crested iris).[5] They are both polyphyletic.[6] It has 45 species, which are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.[3]
It is a group that has been recognized with few changes since Dykes 1913 monograph on the genus Iris. Lawrence (1953), Rodionenko (1987) and then Mathew(1989) all tried to modify the group.[7]
Various authors have tried to classify the list in various ways. It is still undergoing study and variations.[7]
Contents
Taxonomy
Section Limniris
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Section Limniris (going inalphabetical order) Series Californicae Pacific Coast irises
Series Chinenses (from east Asia)
Series Ensatae
Series Foetidissimae
Series Hexagonae (known as the Louisiana irises)
Series Laevigatae (which includes the Japanese irises)
Series Longipetalae (Rocky Mountain or long-petaled iris)
Series Prismaticae (contains just one species from America)
Series Ruthenicae
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Series Sibiricae (Siberian irises)
Series Spuriae
Series Syriacae (species with swollen leaf bases and spiney bristles)
Series Tenuifoliae (mostly semi-desert plants)
Series Tripetalae (mostly having three petals)
Series Unguiculares
Series Vernae (contains just one species from America) |
Section Lophiris
Otherwise known as 'Evansias' or crested iris.
- Iris confusa
- Iris cristata
- Iris formosana
- Iris japonica
- Iris lacustris
- Iris latistyla
- Iris milesii
- Iris subdichotoma
- Iris tectorum (Wall Iris)
- Iris tenuis (Clackamas Iris)
- Iris wattii
References
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Rina Kamenetsky, Hiroshi Okubo (Editors)Ornamental Geophytes: From Basic Science to Sustainable Production&pg=PA24 5B-ucdbgA3wC, p. 24, at Google Books
Other sources
- The Iris, by Brian Mathew, Batsford, 1989, 256 pages, 38 colour photos, 32 b/w photos, 16 illustrations, ISBN 0-7134-6039-3
External list
Data related to Iris sect. Limniris at Wikispecies
