Iridaceae

I. persica L., Sp. PL 40 (1753). Syn: /. bolleana Siehe in Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 29:313 (1901); /. haussknechtii Siehe, loc. ât. (1901); /. sieheana Lynch, The Book of the Iris 184(1904);/. issica Siehe in Aug. Bot. Zeitechr. 1905: 115 (1905). Ic: Bot. Mag. l:t. 1 (17S7);op. cit. 132: t. 8059 (1906), as/, sieheana; Rech. fil., FL Iranica 112: t. 20 f. 2(1975);Mathew, The Iris b. & w. t. 29(1981). Figure 15. Map 59.
Piant 9-11 cm. Bulb c. 1.5 cm diam., old tunics forming an elongated neck. Leaves 3-4(-6), partially to well developed at anthesis, expanding later to 10 cm, (0.3-)0.4-1.2(-l,8) cm broad at base, falcate,glossy green above, greyish-green below; margin thickened, translucent or white, papillose or scabrid. Stem nearly absent, concealed by leaf bases, not elongating in fruit. Bract and bracteole unequal and/or dissimilar in texture, bract green, îigidly erect and leaf-like, bracteole membranous, often semi-transparent. Flowers 1-4, silvery-grey, dull straw yellow, brown or pale greyish-green, often suffused dull purple, falls usually with a darker purple or brownish lamina; perianth tube (4-)6-8 cm; falls 3,5-4.5 cm, claw winged, 2-3 x 2-2.5 cm, lamina broadly elliptic, 1-1.8 x 0,9-1.4 cm, crest very prominent, yellow, usually spotted brown or purple; standards patent to deflexed, obiancaolate, L5-2.5 x 0.3-0.6 cm, entire, 3-lobed or dentate; style branches 3.5-4.5 cm. Capsuie ellipsoid, 3-5 x 1-1.3 cm, acuminate; seeds subglobose, c. 4mm,reticulate-wrinkled. FL 2-4. Open stony ground, in scrub or sparse Pinus woods, (100-)500-1650 m.
Described from Persia.
S. & S.E. Anatolia. B7 Erzincan: Kemaliye, Sarikonak, 1250-1550 m, Güner 1641! Malatya: Bey Da., Lelikler above Konak, 1300 m, Güner 1392! Elazığ: 45 km from Elazığ to Malatya, 900 m, T. Baytop(ISTE 34429)! B8 Bingöl: Bingöl, Çukurca, 1250 m, Güner 1631! Diyarbakır: nr Lice, T. Baytop (ISTE 34452)! Siirt: Sason, Karataş on Halkis Da., above Seyhan, 1300 m, Güner 1530! C5 Konya: Ereğli, Aydos Da., Delimahmutiu, 1400-1600 m, Erik 1783! Niğde: Ulukijla, above Aktoprak, Güner 1500! içel: Namrun, Balls 183! C6 Adana: nr Yarpuz, 800 m, 1912, Siehe! Maıaş: nr Develi, 1000 m, Güner 1590! Gaziantep: 25 km E. of Gaziantep, 1000 m, Haradj. 1757! Hatay: Karlik Tepe above Soğukoluk, 1100 m, Watson et al 1489! C7 Adıyaman: Gölbaşı, Malahma nr Savran, 1250 m, Güner 1396! C8 Diyarbakır: Diyarbakir to Mardin, 1100 m, T. Baytop (ÎSTE 34437)! Mardin: Mardin to Savur, 900 m, Güner 1598! C9 Sürt: Siirt to Cizre, 22 km from Şirnak, 500 m, Güner 16121
N. Syria, N.E. Iraq. Ir.-Tur. element. Variable in flower colour, but usually with a characteristic silvery or cloudy appearance and a darker lamina to the falls. Species doubtfully recorded

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