Iris milesii

Red-flower Iris

SPECIES

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassLiliopsida
4. OrderAsparagales
5. FamilyIridaceae

Native toChina South-Central, Tibet, West Himalaya

Observations44

Observations recorded107

Rhizomes thick, 1--1.5 cm in diam., stout; nodes distinct. Leaves alternate on stems, grayish green, broadly sword-shaped, 40--60 × 2.5--5 cm. Flowering stems erect, 2--4-branched, 60--90 cm, leafy proximally; branches 15--20 cm; spathes several, 2.5--3.5 × 2--2.5 cm, 3- or 4-flowered. Flowers pale reddish purple, 7--8 cm in diam.; pedicel 2.5--4 cm. Perianth tube 1--1.5 cm; outer segments obovate, marked with dark lines and mottling proximally, crest orange-yellow; inner segments narrowly obovate, 4--5 cm, apex retuse. Stamens ca. 2.5 cm; anthers milky white. Ovary cylindric, ca. 3 cm, 3-angled. Style branches pale reddish purple, ca. 3 cm; terminal lobes fimbriate. Capsule ovoid-globose, reticulate veined. Seeds black-brown, pyriform, with white aril. Fl. Apr--May, fr. Jun--Aug. 2 n = 26.

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Specimen records

16

With media

16

Family

Iridaceae

Collections

US, MICH, GH, A, K, ILL

Recorded in

China, India, United States, Chine

Wikidata facts

Instance of

taxon

Parent taxon

Iris

Image

Iris milesii I IMG 6615.jpg

Has use

medicinal plant

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