Iridaceae
Iris

Iris suaveolens Boiss. & Reut.

First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2(13): 15 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Europe to NW. & N. Central Türkiye. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

East Aegean Is.

Native to:

Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 381-450. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Çimen, A.Ö., Güner, I., Ekşi, G. & Şen, F. (eds.) (2022). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 3a: 1-868. ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Williams, C.A., Harborne, J.B. & Colasante, M. (2000). The pathway of chemical evolution in Bearded Iris species based on flavonoid and xanthone patterns. Annali di Botanica, n.s, 58: 51-58.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 381-450. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Adamovic [s.n.] K002983739 Yes
[Fisebach] [s.n.] Türkiye K002983744 Yes
Durham, F.R. [68AB] Türkiye K002983743 Yes
Ingoldby [s.n.] Türkiye K002983741 Yes
Pasche, E. [P82/125] Türkiye K002983748 Yes
Griffith Tedd, H. [2002] Türkiye K002983740 Yes
Pasche, E. [MPR79/80] Türkiye K002983747 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002983745 Yes
Kett, R. [68] Türkiye K002983746 Yes
Ingoldby, C.M. [21] Türkiye K002983742 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iris mellita K002932169 Yes
Cheese, M.J. [CM&W2523] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775006 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [430a] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983790 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [s.n.] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983794 Yes
Sintenis, P.; Bornmüller, J. [677] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983782 Yes
Baytop, T. [ISTE44247] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775004 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye Iris mellita K002985000 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [(D26263)] Türkiye Iris mellita K002984999 Yes
Sintenis, P.; Bornmüller, J. [677] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983788 Yes
Berk, A. [3622] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775005 Yes
Lloyd-Praeger, R. [1737] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983796 Yes
Baytop, T. [ISTE34827] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775003 Yes
Baytop, T. [ISTE38966] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775002 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [s.n.] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983793 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iris mellita K002932172 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [430b] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983791 Yes
Sintenis, P. [388] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775007 Yes
Stribrny, V. [s.n.] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983783 Yes
Sintenis, P.; Bornmüller, J. [677] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983787 Yes
Manisadjan [5726] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775011 Yes
[Whitfall] [502] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775008 Yes
s.coll. [t8515] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775010 Yes
Baytop, T. [ISTE36807] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775014 Yes
Dorfler, J. [353] Albania Iris mellita K002983789 Yes
Stribrny, V. [s.n.] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983785 Yes
[Whitfall] [323] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775009 Yes
Stribrny, V. [s.n.] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983781 Yes
Davis; Hedges [PD26264] Türkiye Iris mellita K002984998 Yes
Stribrny [s.n.] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983786 Yes
Sintenis, P. [388] Türkiye Iris mellita K002984995 Yes
Gilliat-Smith [K84] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983797 Yes
Baytop, T. [ISTE39363] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775013 Yes
Ball, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B610] Türkiye Iris mellita K002984996 Yes
Farrar [11506] Türkiye Iris mellita K002984997 Yes
Barbey [s.n.] Türkiye Iris mellita K000464978 Type Yes
Manissadjian [572] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775012 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iris mellita K002932171 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [s.n.] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983795 Yes
Cheese, M.J. [CM&W2528] Türkiye Iris mellita K002775001 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iris mellita K002932170 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [174] Bulgaria Iris mellita K002983792 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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.
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  • 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

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