Iris ser. Syriacae

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

Iris ser. Syriacae
Iris grant-duffii
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. Syriacae

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

It is named after the region where most of the species are found, Syria.

There is a similarity in the pollen and rootstock morphology between the species in the series and the bulbous reticulated irises (Hermodactyloides), (especially Iris pamphylica). That seems to suggest an evolutionary link. Seedlings of Iris masia and Iris grant-duffii, grow a small bulb with tunics (similar to the reticulata bulbs). Later, the base plate enlarges and then stretches out to create a rhizome.[2][3] The rhizomes have branching, large terminal bubs, that are covered with large 'spines'. These are the leftovers from the last growing season leaf viens.[2]

The species also have unbranched flower stems that carry a single flower head.[4]

Although most species in this series come from the damp spring areas of Asia. Most species prefer to have a very dry period in summer. They could be cultivated in the UK, in a bulb frame, if allowed to dry out in the summer.[5] They are rare in cultivation in the UK.[6]

Includes;

References
  1. 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
  2. Hall, Tony (2013). "Canadian Iris Society, CIS newsletter, Winter 2013 Volume 57 Issue 1" (pdf). e-clipse.ca (Canadian Iris Society). p. 19. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. Mathew, Brian (2000). "SOME ASPECTS OF THE 'JUNO GROUP' OF IRISES" (pdf). jmes.uniroma1.it. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. Hall, Tony (2013). "Canadian Iris Society, CIS newsletter, Winter 2013 Volume 57 Issue 1" (pdf). e-clipse.ca (Canadian Iris Society). p. 19. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  5. Cassidy, George E.; Linnegar, Sidney (1987). Growing Irises (Revised ed.). Bromley: Christopher Helm. p. 139. ISBN 0-88192-089-4.
  6. Stebbings, Geoff (1997). The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0715305395.
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