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Iris L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 38 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000019189.

Synonyms of Iris

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Belamcanda Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 60 (1763) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000004329
Chamaeiris Medik. Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 417 (1790) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000007599
Cryptobasis Nevski Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 4: 331 (1937) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000009866
Eremiris (Spach) Rodion. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 91: 1707 (2006) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000013695
Hermodactylus Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 : s.p. (1754) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000017553
Iridodictyum Rodion. Rod Iris-Iris : 201 (1961) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000019180
Joniris (Spach) Klatt Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 30: 502 (1872) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000019608
Juno Tratt. Auswahl Gartenpflanzen 1: 135 (1821) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000019725
Junopsis Wern.Schulze Oesterr. Bot. Z. 117: 327 (1970) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000019726
Siphonostylis Wern.Schulze Oesterr. Bot. Z. 112: 331 (1965) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000035526
Beverna Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 20 (1763) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044111
Biris Medik. Staatswirthschaftl. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. Heidelberg 1: 257 (1781) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044112
Chamoletta Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 60 (1763) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044113
Ioniris Baker Gard. Chron. , n.s., 6: 143 (1876) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044118
Iriastrum Heist. ex Fabr. Enum. , ed. 2: 34 (1763) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044119
Xeris Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 1: 256 (1791) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044125
Xyphion Medik. Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 418 (1790) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044126
Tectiris M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev Phytotaxa 232: 55 (2015) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000046336
Phaeiris (Spach) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev Phytotaxa 232: 58 (2015) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000046337
Zhaoanthus M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev Phytotaxa 232: 59 (2015) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000046338
Dielsiris M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev Phytotaxa 232: 64 (2015) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000046339
Rodionenkoa M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev Phytotaxa 232: 65 (2015) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000046340

Species in Iris ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Iris:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Iris heldreichii subsp. allisonii B.Mathew Garden (London) 106(11): 478 (1981). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368812
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Iris pallida subsp. cucullata (Schur) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 255 1890 wfo-0000812065
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Iris pallida var. cucullata (Schur) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 700 1882 wfo-0000802693
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Iris squalens subsp. borzae Prodán Bul. Grad. Bot. Univ. Cluj 14: 183 1934 publ. 1935 wfo-0000802343
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Iris taurica var. angustissima Ostapko Intro. i Akklimatiz. Rast. 12: 33 (1989). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401998
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Iris taurica var. brevituba Ostapko Intro. i Akklimatiz. Rast. 12: 33 (1989), without type. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401997