Iris pamphylica
| Iris pamphylica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Irideae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Hermodactyloides |
| Section: | Reticulatae |
| Species: | Iris pamphylica |
| Binomial name | |
| Iris pamphylica (Hedge) | |
Iris pamphylica is a species in the genus Iris. It is the largest member of the subgenus of Hermodactyloides, it is also in the section Reticulatae. It is a bulbous perennial.
It was described by Ian Charleson Hedge in 1961.[1] It was also recorded in the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society No96 (1971).[2]
It has been named after the old name for the region of Turkey, Pamphylia. In Turkish, it is known as Akseki navruzu.[3]
Iris pamphylica is an accepted name by the RHS.[4]
It was on the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants.[5]
It has featured on the 7,500,000 lira coin (as part of the Turkish flowers issue in 2002).[6]
Habit
It has leaves that look square-like when seen in cross section.[7] When in flower the leaves are between 10-20cm tall.[2] The leaves grow up to 55cm when in full growth.[7]
The flowers are 5-6cm wide,[7] and flower in late winter-spring.[2] The flowers are carried on a stem (unlike other species in the subgenus). It has standards that are blue with purple-brown falls with a yellow blotch.[8]
It was found it likes to grow in loamy soils.[9]
Native
Found in the fields of the Antalya Province of Turkey (near Manavgat), also on the edges of oak forests. Seen between 700-850 and 1500 m above sea level.[10]
References
- ↑ "Canadian Iris Society, CIS newsletter Winter 2013, Volume 57, Issue 1" (pdf). www.e-clipse.ca. 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 Walters, Stuart Max (Editor)European Garden Flora: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated, p. 354, at Google Books
- ↑ "The Peerless flowers of Turkey" (pdf). floriade2012turkey.com. 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "Iris pamphylica". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett (Editors) 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants, p. 679, at Google Books
- ↑ "7,500,000 lira". en.numista.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Iris pamphylica". encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Reticulata Irises". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ Kandemir, Nezahat; Çeliki, Ali; Surucu, Abdulkadir (12 October 2011). "Ecological Response of some Iris L. Taxa (Iridaceae) In Turkey" (pdf). www.banglajol.info (Department of Biology, Education Faculty, Amasya University). Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ British Iris Society A Guide to Species Irises: Their Identification and Cultivation , p. 279, at Google Books
- Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
- Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 177–178.
External links
Media related to Iris pamphylica at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Iris pamphylica at Wikispecies