Iris subg. Hermodactyloides

Iris subg. Hermodactyloides
Iris reticulata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Hermodactyloides
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The subgenus Hermodactyloides of Iris includes all reticulate-bulbed bulbous irises. It was formerly named as a genus, Iridodictyum by Rodionenko in 1961.[1][2][3] but it was not widely accepted and most botanists preferred 'Hermodactyloides'.

Édouard Spach named the genus in 1846.[4] The word 'Hermodactyloides' comes from 'Hermes' , a Greek God, and 'daktylos' - finger. The name for the subgenus is very similar to Hermodactylus (the former name for Iris tuberosa), which was originally a separate genus to irises, but in 2001 was re-classified to be within the Hermodactyloides sub-genus.[5]

Most species are native to central Europe and central Asia. They mostly have one or two long leaves and flower in early spring.

  1. ^ "Iridodictyum Rodion". efloras.org. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Genus: Iridodictyum Rodion". ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Iridaceae Iridodictyum Rodion". ipni.org (International Plant Names Index). Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  4. ^ Spach, Edouard (1846). "Histoire naturelle des végétaux. Phanérogames" (PDF). bibdigital.rjb.csic.es. p. 91. Retrieved 12 July 2014.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Tillie N, Chase MW, Hall T. 2002 Molecular studies in the genus Iris L.: a preliminary study. Ann. Bot. n.s. (Italy) 1. (2): 105-112 (2001)