Iris ser. Chinenses

Iris ser. Chinenses is a series of the genus Iris, in Iris subg. Limniris.

Iris ser. Chinenses
Iris minutoaurea from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, London
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Limniris
Section: Iris sect. Limniris
Series: Iris ser. Chinenses

The series was first classified by Diels in 'Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien' (Edited by H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl) in 1930. It was further expanded by Lawrence in Gentes Herb (written in Dutch) in 1953.[1][2][3][4]

Most species come from East Asia with flattish (looking) flowers.[5] The species in this series are similar in form to small forms of Iris ser. Sibiricae.[6] Species in the series generally have a ridge on the falls of the flowers, similar to a crest.[7]

They are not hardy in the UK and should be cultivated in an alpine house, with plenty of water during the growing months.[6] Only 'Iris minutoaurea' has been cultivated in Britain.[5]

The series has been analysed by C. A Wilson in 2009, and found to be polyphyletic.[8]

Includes;

References
  1. "FNA Vol. 26". efloras.org. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. "Iris ser. Chinenses (Diels) G.H.M. Lawrence". data.canadensys.net. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey (Editors) The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification, p. 647, at Google Books
  4. "Entry for Iris Linnaeus subg. Limniris section Limniris series Laevigatae (Diels) G. H. M. Lawrence [family IRIDACEAE]". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  5. Stebbings, Geoff (1997). The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0715305395.
  6. Cassidy, George E.; Linnegar, Sidney (1987). Growing Irises (Revised ed.). Bromley: Christopher Helm. p. 136. ISBN 0-88192-089-4.
  7. "Series Chinenses (Diehls) Lawrence". wiki.irises.org (American Iris Society). 6 November 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  8. Rina Kamenetsky, Hiroshi Okubo (editors)Geophytes: From Basic Science to Sustainable Production&pg=PA24 Iris ser. Chinenses, p. 24, at Google Books
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