As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2024
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Iris
This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 38 (1753)
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.
Literature
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Synonyms of Iris
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xuris | Fam. Pl. 2: 546 (1763) | wfo-1200031986 | ||
| Xyridion | Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 17: 163 (1869) | wfo-1200096789 | ||
| Alatavia | Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 84(7): 103 (1999) | wfo-4000001087 | ||
| Belamcanda | Fam. Pl. 2: 60 (1763) | wfo-4000004329 | ||
| Chamaeiris | Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 417 (1790) | wfo-4000007599 | ||
| Coresantha | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 21: 298 (1863) | wfo-4000009299 | ||
| Costia | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 18: 131 (1860) | wfo-4000009464 | ||
| Cryptobasis | Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 4: 331 (1937) | wfo-4000009866 | ||
| Eremiris | Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 91: 1707 (2006) | wfo-4000013695 | ||
| Evansia | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20: 301 (1874) | wfo-4000014385 | ||
| Gattenhofia | Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 418 (1790) | wfo-4000015394 | ||
| Gemmingia | Enum. , ed. 2: 27 (1763) | wfo-4000015476 | ||
| Hermodactylus | Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754) | wfo-4000017553 | ||
| Iridodictyum | Rod Iris-Iris : 201 (1961) | wfo-4000019180 | ||
| Joniris | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 30: 502 (1872) | wfo-4000019608 | ||
| Juno | Auswahl Gartenpflanzen 1: 135 (1821) | wfo-4000019725 | ||
| Junopsis | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 117: 327 (1970) | wfo-4000019726 | ||
| Limnirion | Seznam : 59 (1852) | wfo-4000021769 | ||
| Limniris | Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch : 43 (1841) | wfo-4000021770 | ||
| Neubeckia | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 21: 290 (1863) | wfo-4000026004 | ||
| Oncocyclus | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 4: 706 (1846) | wfo-4000026846 | ||
| Ophioiris | Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 89: 1359 (2004) | wfo-4000026941 | ||
| Pardancanda | Aliso 7: 407 (1972) | wfo-4000028185 | ||
| Pardanthopsis | Aliso 7: 403 (1972) | wfo-4000028186 | ||
| Pardanthus | Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 246 (1804) | wfo-4000028187 | ||
| Pseudo-iris | Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 417 (1790) | wfo-4000031543 | ||
| Sclerosiphon | Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 4: 331 (1937) | wfo-4000034762 | ||
| Siphonostylis | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 112: 331 (1965) | wfo-4000035526 | ||
| Spathula | Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 17: 163 (1869) | wfo-4000035904 | ||
| Thelysia | Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 303 (1812) | wfo-4000038149 | ||
| Xiphion | Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754) | wfo-4000040988 | ||
| Beverna | Fam. Pl. 2: 20 (1763) | wfo-4000044111 | ||
| Biris | Staatswirthschaftl. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. Heidelberg 1: 257 (1781) | wfo-4000044112 | ||
| Chamoletta | Fam. Pl. 2: 60 (1763) | wfo-4000044113 | ||
| Ioniris | Gard. Chron. , n.s., 6: 143 (1876) | wfo-4000044118 | ||
| Iriastrum | Enum. , ed. 2: 34 (1763) | wfo-4000044119 | ||
| Xeris | Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 1: 256 (1791) | wfo-4000044125 | ||
| Xyphion | Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 418 (1790) | wfo-4000044126 | ||
| Tectiris | Phytotaxa 232: 55 (2015) | wfo-4000046336 | ||
| Phaeiris | Phytotaxa 232: 58 (2015) | wfo-4000046337 | ||
| Zhaoanthus | Phytotaxa 232: 59 (2015) | wfo-4000046338 | ||
| Dielsiris | Phytotaxa 232: 64 (2015) | wfo-4000046339 | ||
| Rodionenkoa | Phytotaxa 232: 65 (2015) | wfo-4000046340 | ||
| Lophiris | Phytotaxa 232: 66 (2015) | wfo-4100004058 | ||
| Syrianthus | Phytotaxa 232: 62 (2015) | wfo-4100004059 | ||
| Belemcanda | Man. Compl. Jard. 3: 238 (1826) | wfo-4100004060 |
Species in Iris ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })
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Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Iris:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iris unr. Regelia | Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 4: 36 (1888) | wfo-1200107385 | ||
| Iris agatha | Garden (London, 1871-1927) 46: 157 (1894) | wfo-0000783048 | ||
| Iris altobarbata | Kalmia 1: 25 (1969) | wfo-0000783063 | ||
| Iris arnoldiana | Fl. Kavkaza 2: 172 (1930) | wfo-0000783083 | ||
| Iris autosyndetica | Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 198: 1173 (1934) | wfo-0000783104 | ||
| Iris belgica | Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 980, in syn. 1895 | wfo-0001352532 | ||
| Iris benitesia | Comp. Bot. Element. 189. 1891 | wfo-0001350903 | ||
| Iris bergii | Vollst. Handb. Bl.-Gärtn. , ed. 2, 4: 368 (1849) | wfo-1000037359 | ||
| Iris bonstedtii | Gartenflora 77: 304 (1928) | wfo-0000783149 | ||
| Iris borzae | Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 11: 523 (1966) | wfo-0000783151 | ||
| Iris brachycarpa | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 821. 1840 | wfo-0001352533 | ||
| Iris cacique | Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 293: 80 (1994) | wfo-0000790840 | ||
| Iris caesia | Flora 18: 563 (1835) | wfo-0000783175 | ||
| Iris calcarea | Nouv. Fl. Liban & Syrie i. 318 (1966), sine descr. lat. | wfo-0001067145 | ||
| Iris cangshanensis | Nordic J. Bot. 2024(8)-e04400: 4 2024 | wfo-1000075845 | ||
| Iris cavarnae | Fl. Dobrudscha, etc. 15; cf. Prodan in Bul. Grad. & Muz. Bot. Univ. Cluj, 1934,xiv. 185 (1935). | wfo-0001352534 | ||
| Iris cedretii | – | — | wfo-0001067146 | |
| Iris cengialti | Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 47: 399 (1910) | wfo-1200096817 | ||
| Iris choschab | – | — | wfo-0001067147 | |
| Iris cisfretana | Campagn. Bot. Maroc Or. 1930-5, 86 (1936), in obs; pro syn. | wfo-0001352535 | ||
| Iris citriregalis | Contr. Gray Herb. 119: 54, nomen. 1937 | wfo-0001352536 | ||
| Iris clandestina | Index Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1828: 16 (1828) | wfo-0000783211 | ||
| Iris coelestina | Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 394, nomen. 1826 | wfo-0001352537 | ||
| Iris comitissae | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada ix. (1884) 240, nomen. | wfo-0001352538 | ||
| Iris conglomerata | – | — | wfo-0001243716 | |
| Iris corygei | Book of the Iris : 146 (1904) | wfo-0000783230 | ||
| Iris cosniae | Garden (London, 1975+) 47: 351 (1895) | wfo-0000783231 | ||
| Iris cucullata | Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4: 74 (1853) | wfo-0000783244 | ||
| Iris demavendica | in Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien lvii. 68 (1950). | wfo-0001067148 | ||
| Iris distincta | Acta Horti Berg. 5(3): 9 (1914) | wfo-0000783272 | ||
| Iris elegans | Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 53 (1805) | wfo-1200107455 | ||
| Iris elegans | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 821. 1840 | wfo-0001352539 | ||
| Iris elegans | Schnell Unterr. Bot. Blumist 339 (1835) | wfo-1200107454 | ||
| Iris erosa | Hort. Canal. 2: t. 12 (1825) | wfo-0000783309 | ||
| Iris falcata | Willdenowia 14: 71 (1984) | wfo-0000783318 | ||
| Iris falcifolia | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 7: 505 1854 | wfo-1000076750 | ||
| Iris filifolia | Beitr. Fl. Russl. 330 1852 | wfo-1000076751 | ||
| Iris floridana | New Fl. 2: 92 (1837) | wfo-0000783338 | ||
| Iris formosa | Vollst. Handb. Bl.-Gärtn. , ed. 2, 4: 368 (1849) | wfo-1000037368 | ||
| Iris frigida | Flora 17(1, Beibl.): 25, nomen. 1834 | wfo-0001352540 | ||
| Iris geminiflora | Flora 15(2 Beibl.): 11 (1832) | wfo-0000783368 | ||
| Iris gileadensis | – | — | wfo-0001067149 | |
| Iris goosiana | Gartenflora 77: 305 (1928) | wfo-0000783389 | ||
| Iris graberana | – | — | wfo-0001067383 | |
| Iris graminiflora | Fl. Ross. 4: 106 (1852) | wfo-0000783403 | ||
| Iris graminifolia | Reise Russ. Reich. 3: 584 (1776) | wfo-0000783405 | ||
| Iris guldenstaedia | Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(1): 115. 1791 [late Sep-Nov 1791] | wfo-0001352541 | ||
| Iris gyldenstaedtii | Verz. Pfl.-Kult. Nachtr. 2: 141. 1826 | wfo-0001352542 | ||
| Iris habaensis | Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 28: 136 (2008) | wfo-0000835806 | ||
| Iris heldreichii subsp. allisonii | Garden (London) 106(11): 478 (1981). | wfo-0001368812 | ||
| Iris hollandica | Twentieth Century Method Growing Bulbs Winter Spring Blooming : 31 (1914) | wfo-1200096810 | ||
| Iris hollandica | Gartenstauden 2: 231 (1931) | wfo-0001330397 | ||
| Iris hybrida | Fasc. Obs. Bot. (1774) 6. | wfo-0000783466 | ||
| Iris iberica subsp. iberica | – | Unknown | wfo-0000802436 | |
| Iris intercedens | Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , n.s., 39: 216 (1932) | wfo-0000783478 | ||
| Iris jacquinii | ined. | wfo-0001424209 | ||
| Iris jugoslavica | Bul. Grad. Bot. Univ. Cluj 1934, xiv. 145 (1935), in syn. | wfo-0001352543 | ||
| Iris juncifolia | Reise Russ. Reich. 1: 94 (1771) | wfo-0000783492 | ||
| Iris karjaginii | Izv. Azerbaidzhansk. Fil. 10: 31 (1944) | wfo-0000801709 | ||
| Iris keredjensis | Kew Bull. 4: 33 (1949) | wfo-0000783504 | ||
| Iris kerneriana | Gen. Iris 70. 1913 | wfo-1200009722 | ||
| Iris kochii | Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 37: 649 (1887) | wfo-0000783514 | ||
| Iris kopetdagensis | – | — | wfo-0001067387 | |
| Iris kumasnensis | – | — | wfo-0001067138 | |
| Iris longitepala | Pl. Diversity Centr. Asia 3(2): 25 2024 | wfo-1000066936 | ||
| Iris lundstroemii | Just's Bot. Jahresber. 42(2): 23 (1920) | wfo-0000783569 | ||
| Iris luojiensis | Nordic J. Bot. 2024(9)-e04389: 5 (2024) | wfo-1000075359 | ||
| Iris lutescens var. chamaeiris | Acta Phytotax. Barcinon. 18: 9, without basionym date. 1977 [1976 publ. 1977] | wfo-0001400937 | ||
| Iris macedonica | Empire Ottoman; Géogr. Bot. 40. 1892 [Aug. 1892] | wfo-0001352544 | ||
| Iris masiae | Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 47: 99, 147 (1910) | wfo-0001428931 | ||
| Iris masiae subsp. masiae | – | Unknown | wfo-0001427053 | |
| Iris matthiolii | Flora 12(1 Erg.): 48 (1829) | wfo-0000783612 | ||
| Iris mauritii | Cat. Fl. Rif Orient. 116, nomen. 1933 | wfo-0001352545 | ||
| Iris minima | Mant. 1: 313 (1822) | wfo-0000783627 | ||
| Iris mirabilis | – | — | wfo-0001067151 | |
| Iris nectarifera var. nectarifera | – | Unknown | wfo-0000790955 | |
| Iris norrisii | Hanburyana 5: 67 (2011) | wfo-0000921796 | ||
| Iris odaesanensis f. albiflora | Fl. Korea (Lee) 1163, without type. 1996 | wfo-0001326820 | ||
| Iris orientosa | Rev. Hort. [Paris]. 1938-9, n. s. xxvi. 283 (1938), gallice. | wfo-0001352546 | ||
| Iris pabularia | in L. H. Bailey, Standard Cycl. Hortic. 1676 (1915), in syn. | wfo-0001357759 | ||
| Iris pacifica | – | — | wfo-0001243717 | |
| Iris pallida subsp. cucullata | Pl. Eur. 1: 255 (1890) | wfo-0000812065 | ||
| Iris pallida var. cucullata | Consp. Fl. Eur. : 700 (1882) | wfo-0000802693 | ||
| Iris paradoxa subsp. choschab | Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 41: 75 (1986), without basionym ref. | wfo-0001369028 | ||
| Iris parkor | Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 17: 612 (1895) | wfo-0000783711 | ||
| Iris parvula | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 167: 300 (2011) | wfo-0000783713 | ||
| Iris pedunculata | Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 417 (1790) | wfo-0000783716 | ||
| Iris pluvialis | Schnell Unterr. Bot. Blumist 341 (1835) | wfo-1000075402 | ||
| Iris potaninii var. ionantha | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18(1): 59. 1980 [18 Feb 1980] | wfo-1200010180 | ||
| Iris potaninii var. potaninii | – | Unknown | wfo-0000790917 | |
| Iris pseudocaucasica subsp. iranica | Phytotaxa 652(2): 158 2024 | wfo-1200099508 | ||
| Iris pseudothoroldii | Fl. Daurii 2: 126 (2009) | wfo-0001336521 | ||
| Iris pseudovariegata | Garden (London, 1871-1927) 55: 418 (1899) | wfo-0000783765 | ||
| Iris pyrenaica | Dunalia 94 1878 | — | wfo-0000783775 | |
| Iris reichenbachii var. intermedia | Fitologiya 7: 77. 1977 | wfo-0001400938 | ||
| Iris robinsonii | Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 4: 263. 1888 | wfo-0001352547 | ||
| Iris rodionenkoi | Memoranda Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 90: 105. 2014 [30 Dec 2014] | wfo-0001356495 | ||
| Iris sect. Khorassanica | Pl. Diversity Centr. Asia 3(2): 21 2024 | wfo-1000066935 | ||
| Iris sect. Sclerosiphon | Pl. Diversity Centr. Asia 2(1): 4 2023 | wfo-1000043595 | ||
| Iris ser. Oncocyclus | Plants [Basel] 13(17)-2349: 24 (2024) | wfo-1200107442 | ||
| Iris ser. Regelia | Plants [Basel] 13(17)-2349: 24 (2024) | wfo-1000075342 | ||
| Iris ser. Variegatae | Vavilovia 3(1): 12. 2020 | wfo-1000043578 | ||
| Iris ser. Vorobievia | Phytotaxa 340(3): 205. 2018 | wfo-1000005068 | ||
| Iris shelfordensis | Gartenflora 77: 338 (1928) | wfo-0000783852 | ||
| Iris sikkimensis | Gen. Iris : 134 (1913) | wfo-0000783859 | ||
| Iris sogdiana | Beitr. Fl. Russl. 331 1852 | wfo-1000076752 | ||
| Iris spaethii | Gartenflora 77: 304 (1928) | wfo-0000783874 | ||
| Iris squalens subsp. borzae | Bul. Grăd. Bot. Univ. Cluj 14: 183 (1934 publ. 1935) | wfo-0000802343 | ||
| Iris squaluda | Bul. Grad. Bot. Univ. Cluj 1934, xiv. 182 (1935), in obs., nomen. | wfo-0001352548 | ||
| Iris stenophylla | – | — | wfo-0001259854 | |
| Iris subsect. Drepanophyllae | Pl. Diversity Centr. Asia 2(1): 91 2023 | wfo-1000044515 | ||
| Iris subsect. Rosenbachianae | Pl. Diversity Centr. Asia 2(1): 83 2023 | wfo-1000044516 | ||
| Iris susiana subsp. caesari | Bull. Soc. Linn. Provence 46: 96 (1995), contrary to Art. 37.3 ICBN (1994). | wfo-0001369188 | ||
| Iris sylvestris | Fl. Flumin. 1: 34 (1829) | wfo-1000037306 | ||
| Iris tangerica | Hort. Brit. : 19 (1830) | wfo-0000783934 | ||
| Iris taurica var. angustissima | Intro. i Akklimatiz. Rast. 12: 33 (1989). | wfo-0001401998 | ||
| Iris taurica var. brevituba | Intro. i Akklimatiz. Rast. 12: 33 (1989), without type. | wfo-0001401997 | ||
| Iris tenoreana | Consp. Fl. Eur. Suppl. 1: 962, Index. 1884 [May 1884] | wfo-0001352549 | ||
| Iris torta | Flora 17: 523 (1834) | wfo-0000783973 | ||
| Iris transfretana | Campagn. Bot. Maroc Or. 1930-5, 84 (1936), in obs., pro syn. | wfo-0001352550 | ||
| Iris trippneriana | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 87: 129 (1938) | wfo-0000783986 | ||
| Iris tuberosa var. longifolia | ined. | wfo-0001427055 | ||
| Iris tuberosa var. tuberosa | – | Unknown | wfo-0000790967 | |
| Iris turcomanica | Gard. Chron. III, 65: 256 1912 | — | wfo-0000801597 | |
| Iris turkoman | Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 65: 258 (1919) | wfo-0001348356 | ||
| Iris unifolia | Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 2: 173 (1822) | wfo-0000784002 | ||
| Iris vanhouttei | Handb. Irid. : 20 (1892) | wfo-0000784005 | ||
| Iris verna var. smalliana | Rhodora 49(no. 584): 214. 1947 [4 Aug 1947] | wfo-0001393233 | ||
| Iris virgata | New Fl. 2: 92 (1837) | wfo-0000784038 | ||
| Iris yebrudi | – | — | wfo-0001067154 | |
| Iris zenobieae | – | — | wfo-0001067155 |