1936, Botanical author Dinsmore
Iris petrana Dinsmore. (Dinsmore, R. 1936, Ziza, Katrani, Palestine); Section Oncocyclus; Early bloom season; Height 8-10" (20-25 cm); Color Code R3L; "Flower 5-6 cm mostly dark brown, sometimes varying in color (dark purple, violet, rarely standards much lighter than falls) Falls recurved from middle, oblong ovate, generally uniform in color; signal nearly black; hairs of beard mostly yellow, dark-tipped on a cream ground; Standards obovate-unguiculate, erect-incurved, nearly uniform in color or with darker veins" as described by Feinbrun in Flora Palaestina. Originally described as Iris petrana Post in Flora Syria, Pales., Sinai, revis. Dinsmore 2: 600. Beirut 1933; Amer. Col. 1939.
Chromosome counts; 2n=20-Awishai & Zohary 1980.
Synonyms; Considered by some as a synonym of Iris nigricans but returned to specific rank in Flora Palaestina Vol. 4 (1986). Registered in 1939 checklist as PETRANA a cutivar of nigricans.
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jpg | petrana_-_Fietz.jpg petrana01.jpg | manage | 22 121 K | 06 Feb 2010 27 Dec 2015 - 21:50 17:13 | Main.Betsy881 Main.TLaurin | Photo by Fietz Herbert Kerr |
jpg | petrana_1_-_Fragman-Sapir.jpg petrana_-_Fietz.jpg | manage | 32 22 K | 06 Feb 2010 - 21:48 21:50 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Fragman-Sapir Fietz |
jpg | petrana_2_-_Fietz.jpg petrana_1_-_Fragman-Sapir.jpg | manage | 21 32 K | 06 Feb 2010 - 21:49 21:48 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Fietz Fragman-Sapir |
jpg | petrana_2_-_Fragman-Sapir.jpg petrana_2_-_Fietz.jpg | manage | 38 21 K | 06 Feb 2010 - 21:50 21:49 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Fragman-Sapir Fietz |
jpg | petrana_2_-_Fragman-Sapir.jpg | manage | 38 K | 06 Feb 2010 - 21:50 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Fragman-Sapir |