| Iris vartanii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Iris subg. Hermodactyloides |
| Section: | Iris sect. Reticulatae |
| Species: | I. vartanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Iris vartanii | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Iridodictyum vartanii (Foster) Rodion. | |
Iris vartanii is a plant species in the genus Iris. It is classified in the subgenus Hermodactyloides and section Reticulatae. It is a bulbous perennial.
It was once thought to be part of the Iris subgenus Xiphium.[3] It is sometimes referred to as 'Vartanni Iris',[4] or 'Iris vartani'.[5]
It was first described in 1885 in Gardeners' Chronicle, and an illustration (No.6942) was published in Curtis's Botanical Magazine two years later.[6] It was named by Sir Michael Foster after Dr. Kaloost Vartan from Nazareth.[7] Who discovered the iris while working in Palestine in the foothills around Nazareth, and sent the specimen to Foster for classification. It was originally described as brown in colour, presumably due to deterioration in transportation.
- ^ Sapir, Y.; Fragman-Sapir, O. "Iris vartanii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Iris vartanii Foster". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Botanical Magazine" (PDF). www.ars-grin.gov. p. 12. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ Moira McCrossan, Hugh Taylor Jordan , p. 8, at Google Books
- ^ Dyke, William Rickatson (6 July 1907). "DYKES ON IRISES" (PDF). www.beardlessiris.org. p. 6. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ Walters, Stuart Max (Editor)European Garden Flora: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated, p. 354, at Google Books
- ^ Foster, Prof. Michael (3 May 1892). "Bulbous Irises". Retrieved 16 July 2014.