Iris speculatrix

Iris speculatrix
Iris speculatrix leaves at Tung Wah Hospital in Hong Kong
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Limniris
Section: Iris sect. Limniris
Series: Iris ser. Chinenses
Species:
I. speculatrix
Binomial name
Iris speculatrix
Synonyms[1]
  • Evansia speculathrix (Hance) Klatt
  • Iris cavaleriei H.Lév.
  • Iris grijsii Maxim.
  • Iris speculatrix var. alba V.H.C.Jarrett
  • Iris speculatrix var. speculatrix (none known)
  • Limniris grijsii (Maxim.) Rodion.

Iris speculatrix is a beardless iris in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Limniris and in the series Chinenses of the genus. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from Asia, found in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It has dark green, evergreen leaves, long slender stem and flowers in various blue shades, from violet, lilac, lavender, to light blue.

  1. ^ "Iris speculatrix Hance is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.