Iris typhifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Iridoideae
Tribe:
Irideae
Genus:
Iris
Subgenus:
Limniris
Series:
Sibiricae
Species:
Iris typhifolia
Binomial name
Iris typhifolia
Synonyms
  • Iris wilsonii var. major  C.H.Wright
  • Limniris typhifolia (Kitag.) Rodion. [1]

Iris typhifolia is a species in the genus Iris, also the subgenus of Limniris and in the Iris series Sibiricae. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial.

It is written as 北陵鸢尾 in Chinese script and known as 'bei ling yuan wei' in China.[2]

Iris forrestii is pronounced EYE-ris  ty-fih-FOH-lee-a.[3]

It has the common name (in the west) of Cattail Iris,[3][4][5][6][7] or North Tombs Iris in China.[8][5]

The Latin specific epithet typhifolia is derived from the genus Typha and the Latin word for 'leaf' folia.[7]

It was first published and described by Kitag. in Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) Volume 48, page398 in 1934. [9] It was only known as a herbarium specimen for ages, due to the 'Cold War' with China, which stopped exploration in China and contact with Chinese botanists. In the 80's trade re-started with UK and China. Also, in 1982 Professor Zhao Yu-tang (from Northeast Normal University, and author in Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (Flora of China) section on iris), also wrote about Chinese Iris species in the Iris Year Book, including Iris typhifolia. In 1988, he sent seeds of Iris typhifolia to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and some seedlings were then passed on to a few British Iris Society members. Most were planted outdoors and did not survive their first British winter, but after a bit of winter protection they survived. But there was a lot of variation.[10][5][11][12] In 1992, Dr. James Waddick (from Powell University, Missouri and Prof. Zhao Yu-tang), collected more seed and plants from the wild in China. They sent the seed back to America and members of the American Iris Society (who had sponsored the expedition), who started propagating the seeds.[5] It was found that Iris typhifolia blooms weeks earlier than the other members in the sibirica group.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

It can be seen in the Botanical Gardens of Ljubljana, .[13]

As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes. This can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings.[11] It has a chromosome count of 2n=28.[10][14][15][12] This places it with Iris sibirica and Iris sanguniea.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Iris typhifolia Kitag. is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. ^ "FOC Vol. 24 Page 302". efloras.org. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "PlantFiles: Cattail Iris". davesgarden.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Iris typhifolia". davisla.wordpress.com. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d Dougherty, Will (24 November 2012). "Iris typhifolia". Summerchasegardens.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2014. ((cite web)): Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ Mike Heger, John Whitman and Debbie Lonnee Growing Perennials in Cold Climates, p. 227, at Google Books
  7. ^ a b "Iris typhifolia". davisla.wordpress.com. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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  9. ^ "Iridaceae Iris typhifolia Kitag". ipni.org (International Plant Names Index). Retrieved 18 December 2014. ((cite web)): no-break space character in |title= at position 10 (help)
  10. ^ a b Laurin, Terry (6 October 2014). "(SPEC) Iris typhifolia Kitagawa". irises.org (american Iris Society). Retrieved 19 December 2014. ((cite web)): no-break space character in |title= at position 7 (help)
  11. ^ a b c Austin, Claire. "Irises A Garden Encyclopedia" (pdf). worldtracker.org. p. 274-275. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  12. ^ a b c Stebbings, Geoff (1997). The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. 18. ISBN 0715305395.
  13. ^ "Iris typhifolia". botanic-gardens-ljubljana.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Iris summary" (pdf). pacificbulbsociety.org. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  15. ^ Eliasson, Ulf (4 January 2006). "Iris typhifolia". signa.org (Species Iris Group of North America). Retrieved 19 December 2014.

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