Iridaceae
Iris

Iris ensata Thunb.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 2: 328 (1794)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Siberia to Japan. It is a rhizomatous geophyte or helophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Amur, Assam, China North-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Manchuria, Primorye, Yakutskiya

Introduced into:

Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, Virginia, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akhter, C. & al. (2013). A taxonomic appraisal of genus Iris L. (Iridaceae) in Kashmir himalaya, India. Iranian Journal of Botany 19: 119-126.
  • Alexeyeva, N. (2008). Genus Iris L. (Iridaceae) in the Russia. Turczaninowia 11(2): 5-68.
  • Bahali, D.D., Sanjappa, M. & Rath, S.P. (2004). Geographical distribution of Iridaceae in India. Indian Journal of Forestry 27: 251-256.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
  • Fournet, J. in Fournet, J. (2002). Flore illustrée des phanérogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique 2: 2061-2068. Gondwana editions.
  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Komarov, V.L. (ed.) (1935). Flora SSSR 4: 1-586. Izdatel'stov Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Malyschev L.I. & Peschkova , G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 4: 1-238. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Yutang, Z., Noltie, H.J. & Mathew, B. (2000). Flora of China 24: 297-313. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akhter, C. & al. (2013). A taxonomic appraisal of genus Iris L. (Iridaceae) in Kashmir himalaya, India. Iranian Journal of Botany 19: 119-126.
  • Bahali, D.D., Sanjappa, M. & Rath, S.P. (2004). Geographical distribution of Iridaceae in India. Indian Journal of Forestry 27: 251-256.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Komarov, V.L. (ed.) (1935). Flora SSSR 4: 1-586. Izdatel'stov Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad.
  • Malyschev L.I. & Peschkova , G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 4: 1-238. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Pavlov, N.V. (ed.) (1958). Flora Kazakhstana 2: 1-290. Alma-Ata, Izd-vo Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR.
  • Yutang, Z., Noltie, H.J. & Mathew, B. (2000). Flora of China 24: 297-313. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hancock, W. [22] China K002930673 Yes
[illegible] [723] China K002930671 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002930670 Yes
Chow [998] China K002930686 Yes
Chaffanion, M. [426] K002930731 Yes
Tsu, L.F. [s.n.] China K002930700 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [1181] China K002930688 Yes
Morgan, P. [16] Mongolia K002930723 Yes
Meyer, F.N. [939] China K002930674 Yes
Tsu, L.F. [s.n.] China K002930698 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002930699 Yes
s.coll. [358] K002930677 Yes
Cowdry, N.H. [1433] K002930680 Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002930694 Yes
Licent, A.E. [30] China K002930683 Yes
Rock, J.F. [13637] China K002930695 Yes
Wilson, P.W. [s.n.] Korea, South K002930724 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002930676 Yes
Furuse, M. [14989] Japan K002930702 Yes
James, H.E.M. [s.n.] China K002930672 Yes
Bullock, J.L. [s.n.] K002930668 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [729] China K002930701 Yes
Learner, F.D. [s.n.] China K002930693 Yes
Virgo, K.J. [122] China K002930732 Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002930692 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [2873] China K002930675 Yes
[T.] [7349] China K002930678 Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002930681 Yes
Fang, W.P. [1504] China K002930689 Yes
Williams, S.W. [8583] China K002930669 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Korea, South K002930722 Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002930690 Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002930684 Yes
Rock, J.F. [12111] China K002930696 Yes
Schindler, A.K. [47] China K002930679 Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002930691 Yes
Liu, J.C. [L357] China K002930682 Yes
Furuse, M. [9184] Japan K002930721 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [[1101]] China K002930687 Yes
Wilson [4642] K002930685 Yes

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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