Iris foetidissima

Iris foetidissima

Iris foetidissima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Irideae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: I. subg. Spathula
Sectio: I. sect. Spathula
Species: Iris foetidissima

Name

Iris foetidissima L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Iris foetida Thunb., Iris: 16, 28 (1782), nom. superfl.
  • Chamaeiris foetida Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 418 (1790), nom. superfl.
  • Chamaeiris foetidissima (L.) Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 418 (1790).
  • Xiphion foetidissimum (L.) Parl., Nuov. Gen. Sp. Monocot.: 45 (1854).
  • Spathula foetidissima (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 163 (1869).
  • Xyridion foetidissimum (L.) Klatt, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 30: 500 (1872).
• Heterotypic
  • Iris foetidissima var. flavescens DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., éd. 3, 6: 328 (1815).
  • Iris foetidissima var. citrina Bromf., Phytologist 3: 951 (1848 publ. 1850).
  • Iris gaditana Pau, Actas Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 1897: 134 (1897).
  • Iris foetidissima var. livida Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 22: 316 (1931).
  • Iris foetidissima var. lutescens Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 22: 316 (1931).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern africa Algeria Regional: Macaronesia Azores Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europea Baleares, Corse, France, Italy, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain Regional: Western Europea Great Britain, Morocco, Tunisia Introduced into: California, Canary Is., Ireland, Madeira, New Zealand North, Switzerland, Tasmania, Turkey, Yugoslavia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 39. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.) 1980. Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). xxxvi + 452 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge / London / New Rochelle / Melbourne / Sydney, ISBN 0-521-20108-X. Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Iris foetidissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Iris foetidissima. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Iris foetidissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Iris foetidissima. Published online. Accessed: Feb 11 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Iris foetidissima in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

español: lirio hediondo
suomi: Haisukurjenmiekka
français: Iris fétide

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