Iris goniocarpa Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Iris

Characteristics

Rhizomes erect, very short. Roots slender. Leaves yellowish green, linear, 10--25 cm × 2--3 mm, midvein obscure, apex acute. Flowering stems 10--25 cm, leafless or 1-or 2-leaved; spathes 2, green, lanceolate, 2--4 cm × 5--8 mm, 1-flowered, apex recurved, acuminate. Flowers violet, 2.5--3 cm in diam.; pedicel short or absent. Perianth tube 1.5--2 cm; outer segments with deep purple mottling, obovate to elliptic, beard of white-based, yellow-tipped hairs, apex retuse; inner segments spreading, oblong, 1.8--2.2 cm × ca. 5 mm, apex retuse or truncate. Stamens ca. 1.5 cm; anthers yellow. Ovary 1--1.5 cm. Style branches ca. 1.8 cm. Capsule ellipsoid, 3.2--4 × 1.2--1.8 cm in diam., 3-angled, apex shortly beaked. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Jun--Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Root system rhizome
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 545
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Distribution

Iris goniocarpa world distribution map, present in China, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:438650-1
WFO ID wfo-0000783386
COL ID 3PZQJ
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Iris gracilis Iris pardalino Iris goniocarpa var. tenella Iris felina Iris goniocarpa