Iris subg. Hermodactyloides
| Iris subg. Hermodactyloides | |
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| Iris reticulata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Iris subg. Hermodactyloides |
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| Iris reticulata | |
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The subgenus Hermodactyloides of Iris includes all reticulate-bulbed bulbous irises. It was formerly named as a genus, Iridodictyum by Rodionenko in 1961.[1][2][3] but it was not widely accepted and most botanists preferred 'Hermodactyloides'.
Édouard Spach named the genus in 1846.[4] The word 'Hermodactyloides' comes from 'Hermes' , a Greek God, and 'daktylos' - finger. The name for the subgenus is very similar to Hermodactylus (the former name for Iris tuberosa), which was originally a separate genus to irises, but in 2001 was re-classified to be within the Hermodactyloides sub-genus.[5]
Most species are native to central Europe and central Asia. They mostly have one or two long leaves and flower in early spring.
Taxonomy
[edit]The subgenus Hermodactyloides is subdivided into two sections; Reticulatae and Monolepsis.[6] Known species include:[7]
Section Reticulatae
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Iris danfordiae Baker. | southern Turkey |
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Iris histrio Rchb. f. | Kyrgyzstan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and southern Turkey |
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Iris histrioides G.F.Wilson. | Turkey |
| Iris pamphylica Hedge. | Turkey | |
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Iris reticulata Bieberstein. (includes Iris reticulata var. bakeriana Mathew and Wendlebo) | Azerbaijan to Iran. |
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Iris tuberosa (formerly Hermodactylus tuberosus) L. | Albania, France, Greece, and Italy |
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Iris vartanii Fost. | Israel, Jordan and Syria |
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Iris winogradowii Fomin. | Azerbaijan and Georgia. |
| Iris zagrica Brian Mathews and Mehdi Zarrei | Iran, Iraq |
Section Monolepsis
[edit]Originally Rodionenko created the genus Alatavia for Iris kolpakowskiana and I. winkleri, but it was not validly published.[8][9] B.Mathew then changed the name in 1989 to Iris sect. Monolepsis, after his re-organization of the genus.[10] Molecular evidence places Monolepis as sister to a clade including section Reticulatae (including Hermodactylus), subgenus Xiphium and subsection Syriacae of section Limniris.[11]
Having flattened crocus-like leaves;
| Image | Name | Distribution |
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Iris kolpakowskiana Regel. | Turkestan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan,[16] and Kyrgyzstan |
| Iris winkleri Regal. | Turkestan, in Central Asia. |
Cultivation
[edit]This genus of dwarf bulbous iris is mostly used in rock gardens, or planted by specialist collectors in bulb frames.
References
[edit]- ^ "Iridodictyum Rodion". efloras.org. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Iridodictyum Rodion". ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Iridaceae Iridodictyum Rodion". ipni.org (International Plant Names Index). Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ Spach, Edouard (1846). "Histoire naturelle des végétaux. Phanérogames" (PDF). bibdigital.rjb.csic.es. p. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Tillie N, Chase MW, Hall T. 2002 Molecular studies in the genus Iris L.: a preliminary study. Ann. Bot. n.s. (Italy) 1. (2): 105-112 (2001)
- ^ Cassidy, G.E.; Linnegar, S. (1987). Growing Irises (Revised ed.). Bromley: Christopher Helm. pp. 144–145. ISBN 0-88192-089-4.
- ^ "Species Records of Iris subg. Hermodactyloides". Germplasm Resources Information Network (United States Department of Agriculture). Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Canadian Iris Society cis newsletter Winter 2013, Volume 57, Issue 1" (PDF). www.e-clipse.ca. 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "International Plant Names Index". Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ Rina Kamenetsky and Hiroshi Okubo Ornamental Geophytes: From Basic Science to Sustainable Production, p. 24, at Google Books
- ^ Carol A. Wilson. Subgeneric classification in Iris re-examined using chloroplast sequence data. 2011. Taxon. 60(1): 27-35.