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Issue: Vol. 652 No. 2: 5 Jun. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-06-05
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.652.2.8
Page range: 157-164
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Iris pseudocaucasica subsp. iranica (Iridaceae), a new subspecies from Tabriz province (Iran) belonging to subgenus Scorpiris

Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Education, Department of Biology, TR-65080 Van, Turkey
Motahari St. Ferhangiyan area, Milad e Noor Buliding, Apertment 14, Miyaneh, E. Azarbaijan, Iran
Endemic Iran Juno irises Monocots taxonomy

Abstract

Iris pseudocaucasica subsp. iranica, a new subspecies of subgenus Scorpiris, is described and illustrated from Tabriz Province, Iran. From the morphological point of view, subsp. iranica appears to be similar to subsp. pseudocaucasica and subsp. koyuncui, from which it differs in several morphological features including plant height, leaf size/number and flower colour/size. A comprehensive description of this subspecies is provided, including detailed photographs, geographical distribution, habitat and ecology, vernacular name and IUCN conservation status.

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