Iridaceae
Iris

Iris clarkei Baker ex Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Brit. India 6: 275 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Himalaya to China (W. Yunnan). It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bahali, D.D., Sanjappa, M. & Rath, S.P. (2004). Geographical distribution of Iridaceae in India. Indian Journal of Forestry 27: 251-256.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1978). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 1-154. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J. et al. (2003). Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, and Climbers of Myanmar: 1-590. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
  • Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): i-vi, 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Yutang, Z., Noltie, H.J. & Mathew, B. (2000). Flora of China 24: 297-313. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1978). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 1-154. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Kress, W.J. et al. (2003). Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, and Climbers of Myanmar: 1-590. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
  • Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): i-vi, 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Yutang, Z., Noltie, H.J. & Mathew, B. (2000). Flora of China 24: 297-313. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chapman, F.S. [450] China K002930526 Yes
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [1925] Bhutan K002931050 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932589 Yes
Schoch, O. [77] China K002930529 Yes
s.coll. [5783] K002931046 Yes
Bedi, R. [104] Bhutan K002931048 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932588 Yes
Gould, B.J. [1054] Bhutan K002931049 Yes
[illegible] [10/2] Nepal K002931038 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002931056 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] India K001273941 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [933] Nepal K002931035 Yes
Ward, L. [325-14] K002931817 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [10441] India K002931060 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [10100] India K001273935 Yes
Clarkei, J. [75] Nepal K002931040 Yes
Dungboo [2012] Bhutan K002931031 Yes
s.coll. [70846] K002931822 Yes
s.coll. [H970-27] K002931825 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002931824 Yes
[illegible] [82] Nepal K002931034 Yes
Musgrave [958-31] K002931813 Yes
Walsh, E.H. [87] China K002930527 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002931808 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [9480] India K002931057 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002931816 Yes
Bedi, R. [151] Bhutan K002931030 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002931810 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002931823 Yes
s.coll. [13981] India K002931059 Yes
{{Maling Myer]} [5308] Burma K002931062 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] India K001273940 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002931814 Yes
Gould, B.J. [2022] China K002930523 Yes
s.coll. [641216] China K002931818 Yes
Smith [12202] India K002931053 Yes
Foster [s.n.] K002931052 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [5783] K002931042 Yes
{Chamberlain, D.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Li, Y.; Mcbeath, R.; Scilling, A.; Yuan, H.; T. Xu} [[443]] China K002930530 Yes
s.coll. [70815] K002931811 Yes
[illegible] [5308] Burma K002931063 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002931043 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [9480] India K002931061 Yes
s.coll. [5783] K002931041 Yes
Gould, B.J. [871] Bhutan K002931047 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932587 Yes
s.coll. [5783] K002931045 Yes
[Bees] [[32514]] K002931807 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002931815 Yes
Brown, E. [234] China K002930525 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002931809 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002931812 Yes
{Huter} [s.n.] K002931044 Yes
s.coll. [188] Nepal K002931039 Yes
Thomson [s.n.] India K002931058 Yes
Brown, E. [188] China K002930524 Yes
Prains [13] India K002931055 Yes
Smith, W.W. [3193] India K002931054 Yes
Bedi, R. [1181] Bhutan K002931033 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] India K001273939 Yes
Bedi, R. [316] Bhutan K002931051 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932590 Yes
Bedi, R. [1259] Bhutan K002931032 Yes
Dykes, W.R. [s.n.] India K001273938 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © 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 2025. 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