Iris decora Wall.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Iris

Characteristics

Plants densely tufted, with small growing point. Roots swollen, fusiform, tuberous. Leaves linear, 10--35(--60) cm × 2--8 mm, veins 2 or 3, base surrounded by brown fibers. Flowering stems sometimes shortly 1-branched, 10--25 cm × 2--3 mm; spathes 3, green, lanceolate, 4.5--9.5 cm, 2-flowered. Flowers violet or pale blue, 2.5--6 cm in diam. Perianth tube 2.5--3 cm; outer segments spreading, obovate, 2.5--4 × 0.8--1.8 cm, crest central, yellow, low, undulate; inner segments erect, narrowly elliptic, 2.5--4 × 0.5--1.2 cm. Stamens 1.5--2.5 cm; anthers yellowish white. Style branches 2--3.5 cm. Capsule ellipsoid to ovoid, 2--3.5 × ca. 1 cm, apex shortly pointed. Fl. Jun, fr. Jul--Aug. 2 n = 24.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system fibrous-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Drier inner valleys, 1800-4000 metres. Grassy hillsides on plateaux, open stony pastures and cliffs at elevations of 2800-3100 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Acne vulgaris (root), Diuretics (root), Furunculosis (root), Laxatives (root), Vomiting (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Deobstruent (root), Bilious (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Pimple (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 545
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Iris decora world distribution map, present in China, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:438535-1
WFO ID wfo-0000783257
COL ID 3PZMN
BDTFX ID 35944
INPN ID 103757
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Synonyms

Iris nepalensis Evansia nepalensis Iris yunnanensis Junopsis decora Iris sulcata Neubeckia decora Neubeckia sulcata Junopsis yunnanensis Iris nepalensis var. khasiana Iris decora Iris decora var. leucantha