Iris maracandica

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Iris maracandica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Scorpiris
Section: Iris sect. Scorpiris
Species:
I. maracandica
Binomial name
Iris maracandica
Synonyms [1]

Juno maracandica (Vved).

Iris maracandica is a species in the genus Iris , it is also in the subgenus Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial from Uzbekistan, Central Asia. It has short stems, scented spring flowers in shades of yellow.

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Description

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Iris maracandica

Iris maracandica is similar in form to Iris bucharica . [2] It has bulb (approx.) 2 cm in diameter, with thickened fusiform roots (spindle-like). [3]

It has falcate shaped leaves, that are 1.5 – 2 cm wide close to the base of the plant. [3] The leaves have a silver edge. [2] It is small species with the Juno genus, growing up to a height of 15–18 cm (6–7 in) tall. [2] [4]

It has 1-4 strongly scented flowers per stem, which bloom between March and April. [3] [2] [4]

The flowers come in a range of shades of yellow, from pale yellow, [4] to soft yellow, [2] and rich-yellow. [5] The perianth tube generally is about 3 – 4.5 cm long. [3] It has falls that have a wide wing and a raised pale yellow crest, the standards are short and deflexed. [6]

It has whitish anthers and pollen. [3]

Taxonomy

It was originally published as Juno maracandica by Alexei Vvedenski in 'Sched. Herb. Fl. As. Med. ' No. 662 in 1935. [3] It was then published in 'Fl. Tadzhikskoi 'SSR 2: on page 393 in 1963. [7]

It is named after 'Maracanda' (the Greek name for the city of Samarkand), in Tajikistan. [8]

It was then published as Iris maracandica in 'Botaniska Notiser' Vol 128(2) page 216 in 1975 by Wendlbo. [9] [10]

Iris maracandica is now an accepted name by the RHS. [11]

Native

Iris maracandica is found on the gravelly slopes in foothills of Central Asia. [3] [4] Found on the Pamir Mountains, [5] and Nuratau Mountains of Uzbekistan. [6] [12]

It can be found near Dzhizak (now Jizzakh), Samarkand and Akrabat (in Uzbekistan). [3]

Cultivation

It can be cultivated outside in well-drained soils, not needing the protection of a bulb frame or alpine house, in the UK. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Juno maracandica (Vved)". www.theplantlist.org. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Austin, Claire (2005). Irises A Garden Encyclopedia . Timber Press. p.  300. ISBN   0-88192-730-9.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Komarov, V.L., ed. (1935). Flora of the U.S.S.R. Vol. 4. Translated by Landau, N. Leningrad: Akademiya Nauk SSSR. p. 436.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Cassidy, G.E.; Linnegar, S. (1987). Growing Irises (Revised ed.). Bromley: Christopher Helm. p. 147. ISBN   0-88192-089-4.
  5. 1 2 3 "Iris maracandica". rareplants.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Iris maracandica". signa.org (Species Iris Group of North America). 12 July 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Juno maracandica Vved". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Aisha Khan A Historical Atlas of Uzbekistan , p. 17, at Google Books
  9. ↑ Gustafsson, Mats; Wendelbo, Per. "Karyotype Analysis and Taxonomic Comments on Irises from SW and C Asia". Botaniska Notiser. 128 (2): 216.
  10. ↑ "Iris maracandica". ipni.org (International Plant Names Index). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Iris vicaria". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Ruksans, Janis (2010). "Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010". srgc.net. Retrieved 9 October 2014.

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