Iris kuschakewiczii

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Iris kuschakewiczii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Scorpiris
Section: Iris sect. Scorpiris
Species:
I. kuschakewiczii
Binomial name
Iris kuschakewiczii
Synonyms[1]
  • Juno kuschakewiczii (B.Fedtsch.) Poljakov

Iris kuschakewiczii is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial, from the hills of Kazakhstan. It has dark green glaucous leaves, a short, thick stem, spring flowers in shades of purple.

Description[]

Iris kuschakewiczii has a 1.5 cm (in diameter) bulb,[2] with a paper tunic-coating. It has thickened storage roots, close to the base.[3][4]

It has 4-5 dark green glaucous leaves which gradually taper to the apex,[2][4] (falcate),[3] They are clustered together at the base,[3] and are 1-1.5 cm wide (close to the base).[3][5][4] They also have a contrasting white edge or margin.[3][5]

It grows up to a height of between 10–15 cm (4–6 in), including the flower.[6][7][5] It has a thick stem, which is between 3–5 cm long, hidden by the leaves, unbranched with 1-4 flowers.[3][8][4] The blooms appear in April–May.[3][2]

The non-scented flowers appear above a perianth tube of 3.5-4.5 cm long.[3][2][4] The flowers come in various shades of purple, from greenish purple,[4] pale violet,[6][5] violet-blue,[8] to lilac blue.[3] The (3.5–4 cm long),[3] falls have very dark violet blotches and lines on either side of a prominent white crest,[6][8][5] or white signal patch.[3] The blades are oblong-obvate shaped (about 1.2 x 0.7 cm).[3][2] The standards are 1 – 1.5 cm long (often 3 lobed shaped).[3][2][4] The flowers measure approx. 6.5–8 cm in diameter.[5]

The bracts and bracteole are green with membranous tips and margins.[3]

The fruits appear in late spring-early summer.[4]

Taxonomy[]

It was originally published as Iris kuschakewiczi by Boris Fedtschenko in 'Bull. Jard. Bot. Petersb.' v. 158 (Bulletin of St. Petersburg Botanical Garden) in 1905.[9]

In 1958, re-published it as Juno kuschakewiczii in Fl. Kazakhst. 2: 249.[10]

In 1939, it was suggested this was a form of Iris narynensis, but when Mathew published "The Iris" in 1981, he retained it as a separate species.[6]

Iris kuschakewiczii is now an accepted name by the RHS.[11]

It was named after a Russian botanist 'A. A. Kuschakewicz' who worked with N. J. Korolkov in 1872,[12] and Boris Fedtschenko in 1873.[13] A. A. Kuschakewicz collected many plants in Turkestan and Central Asia.[14]

It is mentioned in D.J. Mabberley portable plant books of 1997.[15][16]

Native[]

In 1905, Iris kuschakewiczii was found in Turkestan,[6] on the northern foothills of the Tien Shan Mountains of Central Asia.[3][7][5]

It can be found on gravelly and rocky slopes, on the red-clay hills of Kazakhstan (on the north-western spurs of the Tien Shan).[2][4]

It is also found in the Ala Archa National Park (25 km from the capital of Bishkek) of Kyrgyzstan.[17]

Cultivation[]

It is fairly easy to grow in cultivation, within an alpine house or bulb frame,[3] it does not need much moisture in summer.[7] It can be grown outside in a sheltered, sunny raised bed with well drained soils.[5][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Iris kuschakewiczii B.Fedtsch". theplantlist.org. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Komarov, V.L. (1935). "Akademiya Nauk SSSR (FLORA of the U.S.S.R.) Vol. IV". Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p British Iris Society (1997) A Guide to Species Irises: Their Identification and Cultivation, p. 246, at Google Books
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Juno". flower.onego.ru. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Iris kuschakewiczii". encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net. 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e "(SPEC) Iris kuschakewiczii B. Fedtsch". wiki.irises.org (American Iris Society). 6 March 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Juno irises J-R". pacificbulbsociety.org. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d "Iris kuschakewiczii". rareplants.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Iridaceae Iris kuschakewiczii B.Fedtsch". ipni.org (In ). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Juno kuschakewiczii (B.Fedtsch.) Poljakov". theplantlist.org. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Iris kuschakewiczii". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Korolkov, N. J. & Kuschakewicz". kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  13. ^ Eduard Regel Descriptiones in regionibus Turkestanicis a Cl. Viris Fedschenko, Korolkow, Kuschakewicz et Krause collectis: Cum adnotationibus ad plantas vivas in Horto Imperiali Botanico Petropolitano cultas at Google Books
  14. ^ "Gentiana humilis Steven". science.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  15. ^ D. J. Mabberley The Plant-book: A Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants (2nd Edit), p. 363, at Google Books
  16. ^ D. J. Mabberley The Plant-book: A Portable Dictionary of Plants, their cultivation and uses, p. 405, at Google Books
  17. ^ Hayes, Patrick. "Kyrgyzstan" (PDF). kewguild.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

External links[]

Data related to Iris kuschakewiczii at Wikispecies

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