Iris pamphylica

Iris pamphylica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Irideae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Hermodactyloides
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

  1. "Canadian Iris Society, CIS newsletter Winter 2013, Volume 57, Issue 1" (pdf). www.e-clipse.ca. 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Walters, Stuart Max (Editor)European Garden Flora: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated, p. 354, at Google Books
  3. "The Peerless flowers of Turkey" (pdf). floriade2012turkey.com. 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  4. "Iris pamphylica". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  5. Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett (Editors) 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants, p. 679, at Google Books
  6. "7,500,000 lira". en.numista.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 "Iris pamphylica". encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  8. "Reticulata Irises". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  9. 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.
  10. British Iris Society A Guide to Species Irises: Their Identification and Cultivation , p. 279, at Google Books

External links

Media related to Iris pamphylica at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Iris pamphylica at Wikispecies

pamphylica Category:Plants described in 1961 Category:Flora of European Turkey Category:Flora of Southwestern Europe Category:Flora of Europe

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