Iris forrestii Dykes

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Iris

Characteristics

Rhizomes shortly creeping, thick. Leaves grayish green and dull on 1 surface, yellow-green and glossy on other, linear, 11--50 cm × 2--7 mm, midvein absent, base surrounded by persistent fibers. Flowering stems 8--45 cm × 2--3 mm, hollow, 1--3-leaved; spathes 3, green, slightly reddish purple at margin, lanceolate, 5.5--7 × 1--1.2 cm, (1 or)2-flowered, apex acuminate. Flowers yellow, 6.5--7 cm in diam.; pedicel 2--5 cm. Perianth tube ca. 1.3 cm; outer segments obovate, with purple-brown stripes and spots, claw with inconspicuous auricles; inner segments erect. Stamens ca. 3 cm; anthers brown-yellow. Ovary ca. 2 cm. Style branches pale yellow, 4--4.5 × 1.4--1.6 cm. Capsule ellipsoid, 4--4.5 × 1.5--1.8 cm, 6-ribbed, apex shortly beaked. Seeds semiorbicular. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Jul--Aug. 2 n = 40.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system 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

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 545
Germination temperacture (C°) 16 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Iris forrestii world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:438611-1
WFO ID wfo-0000783350
COL ID 3PZPH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Limniris forrestii Iris forrestii