The Other Irids
Plants in the family
Iridaceae are often referred to as "Irids". In earlier times many taxonomist named plants in the iridaceae as an Iris species but then later taxonomists moved these to another genus in the Iridaceae. A list of the earlier "Iris" names are provided below:
Iris angusta Thunb. = Moraea angusta
Iris bicolor Lindley = Moraea bicolor
Iris bituminnosa Linn. = Moraea viscaria var. bituminosa
Iris brachystigma Scheele =Herbertia drummondiana
Iris capensis Burm. = Moraea edulis
Iris catenulata Baker = Moraea catenulata
Iris ciliata Linn = Moraea ciliata
Iris clandestina Lehm. = ?
Iris compressa Linn. = Moraea iridioides
Iris crassifolia Lodd. = Moraea iridioides
Iris crispa Linn. = Moraea crispa
Iris diversifolia Steud. ex A. Rich = Moraea diversifolia
Iris edulis Linn. = Moraea edulis
Iris floridana Rafin. = ?
Iris fugax Pers. = Moraea sp.
Iris glumacea Rafin. = ?
Iris gracilis Licht. ex Roem & Schult = Moraea tenuis
Iris hirsuta Licht. = Moraea papilionaceae
Iris imberbis Van Hazen= Moraea candida
Iris lacera Lam. = Moraea polystachya
Iris longifolia Schneev. = Moraea edulis
Iris martinicensis Jacq. = Trimezia martinicensis
Many plants
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BobPries - 2013-12-06