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Iris damascena

May 04, 2024

Iris damascena is a species of plant in the genus Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial endemic to Mount Qasioun in Syria. It has thin, sickle-shaped, grey-green leaves and medium-sized stem that holds 1-2 large flowers between March and April. Inflorescences are white or grey-white with purple-brown spotting or veining and a small blackish or dark purple signal patch with a sparse, purple or dark purple beard. It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, as it needs very dry conditions during the summer. The species is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN.

Iris damascena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Iris
Section: Iris sect. Oncocyclus
Species:
I. damascena
Binomial name
Iris damascena

Description edit

The species is very similar in form to Iris sofarana, another Oncocyclus iris,[2][3] from Syria and Lebanon.[4] It has a short and compact brown rhizome,[5][6] thick secondary roots and fine root hairs.[3] Above the rhizome, there are 5-8 curved or falcate leaves of green or grey-green color.[4][5][6] The narrow leaves,[4] Leaves can grow up to 27–35 cm (11–14 in) long and up to 1 cm wide.[3][6] They fade in winter and reappear in spring.[3] It has a slender stem or peduncle,[6] that can grow 15–30 cm (6–12 in) tall.[7][8] The stem has 1 or 2 spathes (leaf of the flower bud), which are inflated, slightly pale violet-purple tinged and up to 10 cm (4 in) long.[6] It holds one terminal (top of stem) flower, blooming between March,[5] and April.[9] The large flowers are between 9–16 cm (4–6 in) in diameter.[4][3][10] They are bi-coloured,[3][8] and have a creamy white,[5][6][8] grey-white,[11] or white ground,[2][3][10] which is covered in brown-purple,[7][6][10] or purple,[11][5] veining, or spotting.[2][8][10] The veining is similar to the veining on the flowers of I. sofarana.[6] Like other irises, it has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or tepals), known as the 'standards'.[12] The falls are obovate to elliptic shaped,[5][6] and up to 8 cm (3 in) long and 5 cm wide.[5][6] They are more marked than the standards,[7][3] In the centre of the falls, it has a small elliptical signal patch, 1.5 cm long and 1 cm wide,[5][6] which is dark purple,[5][6][8] or blackish.[3][10] Also, in the middle of the falls, is a sparse,[5][7][6] row of short hairs called the 'beard', which is dark purple,[5][3] or purple.[7][6][8] The paler standards are oval and up to 9 cm (4 in) long and 6 cm wide.[5][6] They have thinner,[10] or finer veining and small dots than the falls.[11][5][6] They have anthers about 2.5 cm long.[6] After the iris has flowered, it produces a seed capsule that has not yet been described.

As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes, this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings.[12] A 1977 analysis of the genome of 47 species of Oncocyclus irises showed that the species has a chromosome count of 2n=20.[7][13]

Taxonomy edit

The Latin specific epithet damascena refers to coming from Damascus, Syria.[14][15] In 1693, the name Iris damascena was used for a species of Polyanthus,[16][17] This name was later ignored due to Linnaeus' genus re-classification in 1753.[4][11]

On 23 March 1951, a specimen of the iris (now stored at the Herbarium Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève in Switzerland) was collected from a mountain in Syria.[18] In 1957, the species and several other iris species from Syria were described by Werckmeister.[5] The species was first formally described by Paul Mouterde in 'Nouv. Fl. Liban & Syrie' Vol.i n page 318 in 1966.[19][20][21]

Distribution and habitat edit

The species is known only from the eastern slopes of Mount Qasioun north of Damascus, part of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range.[9][13][22] It grows on calcareous soils in association with low alpine vegetation and grasses, at an altitude of 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level.[1][2]

Conservation edit

When first described by Mouterde in 1966, the species was assessed as "at risk" due to human collection of the rhizomes and the selling of the flowers in the roadside trade.[1] The species was reported by Chaudhary in 1975 to be in danger of extinction,[5][2][6] and although it was declared 'extinct' by some sources in 2013,[23] as of 2016 it is assessed as Critically endangered by the IUCN. An estimated 100 clumps of plants currently remain.[1] A field study in 2011 declared the species to be highly endangered.[22] The Syrian government has not yet given the species any protected status.

The remaining population may benefit from the fact that part of its habitat is in a military area near the 'Qassioun Republican Guards Military Base' and other military facilities, which stops civilians accessing the area.[1][22] The base and steepness of the habitat also stops construction or development.[1]

Cultivation edit

The species is very rare in cultivation due to being highly endangered.[10] If grown, it prefers to grow in a sunny, well drained, rocky habitat.[1][22][24] In northern Europe or the US, it needs to be planted under glass within a greenhouse or glasshouse, in an alkaline soil (with limestone chippings). It should be planted in March, then dug up in September or October and stored in wood shavings. The plants can be harmed by aphids.[24]

Hybrids and Cultivars edit

I. damascena has two known cultivars: 'Qassioumensis'[7] and 'Magnifica'. The latter, also known as 'I. Damascena cv. Magnifica',[7] is cream-colored with purple markings, dark purple signal and purple beard.[25]

Toxicity edit

Like many other irises, most parts of the plant are poisonous (rhizome and leaves), and if ingested can cause stomach pains and vomiting. Handling the plant may cause a skin irritation or an allergic reaction.[26]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Sapir, Y. (2016). "Iris damascena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13161620A18611035. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13161620A18611035.en.
  2. ^ a b c d e Dominguez, Rafael Diez (27 July 2007). "Iris damascena". signa.org (Species Iris Group of North America). Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Chapter I (Part 5) Oncocyclus II" (in French). irisbotanique.over-blog.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e Stebbings, Geoff (1997). The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. 69. ISBN 978-0715305393.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o British Iris Society (1997)A Guide to Species Irises: Their Identification and Cultivation, p. 75, at Google Books
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Weymouth; Chaudhary (1975). "Iris damascena". Botaniska Notiser. 128.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Pries, Bob (22 July 2016). "(SPEC) Iris damascena Mouterde". wiki.irises.org (American Iris Society). Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Iris summary" (PDF). pacificbulbsociety.org. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  9. ^ a b Rizumi, Muammar. "Iris damascena" (in Arabic). fsol.net.sy. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Iris damascena". rareplants.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  11. ^ a b c d Cassidy, George E.; Linnegar, Sidney (1987). Growing Irises (Revised ed.). Bromley: Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-0-88192-089-5.
  12. ^ a b Austin, Claire (2005). Irises; A Garden Encyclopedia. Timber Press. ISBN 978-0881927306.
  13. ^ a b Avishai, Michael; Zohary, Daniel (1977). "Chromosomes in the Oncocyclus Irises". Botanical Gazette. 138 (4): 502–511. doi:10.1086/336956. JSTOR 2473887. S2CID 84941000.
  14. ^ David Gledhill The Names of Plants, p. 133, at Google Books
  15. ^ Stearn, William (1973). A Gardenerer's Dictionary of Plant Names (Revised ed.). London: Cassell (published 1963). ISBN 978-0304937219.
  16. ^ Richard Weston The Universal Botanist and Nurseryman, Volumes 3-4 (1963), p. 422, at Google Books
  17. ^ John Ray (Editor) A Collection of Curious Travels and Voyages, in Two Tomes: The First containing Dr Leonhart Rauwulf's Itinerary into the Eastern Countries as Syria, Palestine, or the Holy Land, Armenia, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Chaldea, and Translated from the High Dutch by Nicholas Staphorst., p. 11, at Google Books
  18. ^ "Iris damascena Mouterde [family IRIDACEAE]". Retrieved 12 September 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ^ "Iridaceae Iris damascena Mouterde". ipni.org (International Plant Names Index). Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  20. ^ "Iris damascena". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  21. ^ "Iris damascena". eol.org. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  22. ^ a b c d Al-Faham, Amr (19 January 2016). "Factors Driving the Destruction of Syria's Natural Heritage". atlantoccouncil.org. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  23. ^ Christopher Cumo (Editor) Encyclopedia of Cultivated Plants: From Acacia to Zinnia Volume 1: A-F (2013), p. 531, at Google Books
  24. ^ a b "Oncocyclus Iris". www.rareplants.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  25. ^ "I. DAMASCENA CV. MAGNIFICA". arilsociety.org. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  26. ^ David G Spoerke and Susan C. SmolinskeToxicity of Houseplants, p. 236, at Google Books

Further reading edit

  • Mathew, B. The Iris. 1981 (Iris) 48–49.

External links edit

  • Has an image of the iris
  • Has an image of the iris (from Syria), as well as several other Oncocylus irises
  •   Data related to Iris damascena at Wikispecies

May 04, 2024
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Iris damascena is a species of plant in the genus Iris It is a rhizomatous perennial endemic to Mount Qasioun in Syria It has thin sickle shaped grey green leaves and medium sized stem that holds 1 2 large flowers between March and April Inflorescences are white or grey white with purple brown spotting or veining and a small blackish or dark purple signal patch with a sparse purple or dark purple beard It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions as it needs very dry conditions during the summer The species is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN Iris damascena Conservation status Critically Endangered IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Order Asparagales Family Iridaceae Genus Iris Subgenus Iris subg Iris Section Iris sect Oncocyclus Species I damascena Binomial name Iris damascenaMouterde Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Conservation 5 Cultivation 5 1 Hybrids and Cultivars 6 Toxicity 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksDescription editThe species is very similar in form to Iris sofarana another Oncocyclus iris 2 3 from Syria and Lebanon 4 It has a short and compact brown rhizome 5 6 thick secondary roots and fine root hairs 3 Above the rhizome there are 5 8 curved or falcate leaves of green or grey green color 4 5 6 The narrow leaves 4 Leaves can grow up to 27 35 cm 11 14 in long and up to 1 cm wide 3 6 They fade in winter and reappear in spring 3 It has a slender stem or peduncle 6 that can grow 15 30 cm 6 12 in tall 7 8 The stem has 1 or 2 spathes leaf of the flower bud which are inflated slightly pale violet purple tinged and up to 10 cm 4 in long 6 It holds one terminal top of stem flower blooming between March 5 and April 9 The large flowers are between 9 16 cm 4 6 in in diameter 4 3 10 They are bi coloured 3 8 and have a creamy white 5 6 8 grey white 11 or white ground 2 3 10 which is covered in brown purple 7 6 10 or purple 11 5 veining or spotting 2 8 10 The veining is similar to the veining on the flowers of I sofarana 6 Like other irises it has 2 pairs of petals 3 large sepals outer petals known as the falls and 3 inner smaller petals or tepals known as the standards 12 The falls are obovate to elliptic shaped 5 6 and up to 8 cm 3 in long and 5 cm wide 5 6 They are more marked than the standards 7 3 In the centre of the falls it has a small elliptical signal patch 1 5 cm long and 1 cm wide 5 6 which is dark purple 5 6 8 or blackish 3 10 Also in the middle of the falls is a sparse 5 7 6 row of short hairs called the beard which is dark purple 5 3 or purple 7 6 8 The paler standards are oval and up to 9 cm 4 in long and 6 cm wide 5 6 They have thinner 10 or finer veining and small dots than the falls 11 5 6 They have anthers about 2 5 cm long 6 After the iris has flowered it produces a seed capsule that has not yet been described As most irises are diploid having two sets of chromosomes this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings 12 A 1977 analysis of the genome of 47 species of Oncocyclus irises showed that the species has a chromosome count of 2n 20 7 13 Taxonomy editThe Latin specific epithet damascena refers to coming from Damascus Syria 14 15 In 1693 the name Iris damascena was used for a species of Polyanthus 16 17 This name was later ignored due to Linnaeus genus re classification in 1753 4 11 On 23 March 1951 a specimen of the iris now stored at the Herbarium Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Geneve in Switzerland was collected from a mountain in Syria 18 In 1957 the species and several other iris species from Syria were described by Werckmeister 5 The species was first formally described by Paul Mouterde in Nouv Fl Liban amp Syrie Vol i n page 318 in 1966 19 20 21 Distribution and habitat editThe species is known only from the eastern slopes of Mount Qasioun north of Damascus part of the Anti Lebanon mountain range 9 13 22 It grows on calcareous soils in association with low alpine vegetation and grasses at an altitude of 1 200 m 3 900 ft above sea level 1 2 Conservation editWhen first described by Mouterde in 1966 the species was assessed as at risk due to human collection of the rhizomes and the selling of the flowers in the roadside trade 1 The species was reported by Chaudhary in 1975 to be in danger of extinction 5 2 6 and although it was declared extinct by some sources in 2013 23 as of 2016 it is assessed as Critically endangered by the IUCN An estimated 100 clumps of plants currently remain 1 A field study in 2011 declared the species to be highly endangered 22 The Syrian government has not yet given the species any protected status The remaining population may benefit from the fact that part of its habitat is in a military area near the Qassioun Republican Guards Military Base and other military facilities which stops civilians accessing the area 1 22 The base and steepness of the habitat also stops construction or development 1 Cultivation editThe species is very rare in cultivation due to being highly endangered 10 If grown it prefers to grow in a sunny well drained rocky habitat 1 22 24 In northern Europe or the US it needs to be planted under glass within a greenhouse or glasshouse in an alkaline soil with limestone chippings It should be planted in March then dug up in September or October and stored in wood shavings The plants can be harmed by aphids 24 Hybrids and Cultivars edit I damascena has two known cultivars Qassioumensis 7 and Magnifica The latter also known as I Damascena cv Magnifica 7 is cream colored with purple markings dark purple signal and purple beard 25 Toxicity editLike many other irises most parts of the plant are poisonous rhizome and leaves and if ingested can cause stomach pains and vomiting Handling the plant may cause a skin irritation or an allergic reaction 26 References edit a b c d e f g Sapir Y 2016 Iris damascena IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T13161620A18611035 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 1 RLTS T13161620A18611035 en a b c d e Dominguez Rafael Diez 27 July 2007 Iris damascena signa org Species Iris Group of North America Retrieved 6 September 2016 a b c d e f g h i j Chapter I Part 5 Oncocyclus II in French irisbotanique over blog com Retrieved 17 February 2015 a b c d e Stebbings Geoff 1997 The Gardener s Guide to Growing Irises Newton Abbot David and Charles p 69 ISBN 978 0715305393 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o British Iris Society 1997 A Guide to Species Irises Their Identification and Cultivation p 75 at Google Books a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Weymouth Chaudhary 1975 Iris damascena Botaniska Notiser 128 a b c d e f g h Pries Bob 22 July 2016 SPEC Iris damascena Mouterde wiki irises org American Iris Society Retrieved 6 September 2016 a b c d e f Iris summary PDF pacificbulbsociety org 14 April 2014 Retrieved 23 November 2014 a b Rizumi Muammar Iris damascena in Arabic fsol net sy Retrieved 5 September 2016 a b c d e f g Iris damascena rareplants co uk Retrieved 6 September 2016 a b c d Cassidy George E Linnegar Sidney 1987 Growing Irises Revised ed Bromley Christopher Helm ISBN 978 0 88192 089 5 a b Austin Claire 2005 Irises A Garden Encyclopedia Timber Press ISBN 978 0881927306 a b Avishai Michael Zohary Daniel 1977 Chromosomes in the Oncocyclus Irises Botanical Gazette 138 4 502 511 doi 10 1086 336956 JSTOR 2473887 S2CID 84941000 David Gledhill The Names of Plants p 133 at Google Books Stearn William 1973 A Gardenerer s Dictionary of Plant Names Revised ed London Cassell published 1963 ISBN 978 0304937219 Richard Weston The Universal Botanist and Nurseryman Volumes 3 4 1963 p 422 at Google Books John Ray Editor A Collection of Curious Travels and Voyages in Two Tomes The First containing Dr Leonhart Rauwulf s Itinerary into the Eastern Countries as Syria Palestine or the Holy Land Armenia Mesopotamia Assyria Chaldea and Translated from the High Dutch by Nicholas Staphorst p 11 at Google Books Iris damascena Mouterde family IRIDACEAE Retrieved 12 September 2016 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Iridaceae Iris damascena Mouterde ipni org International Plant Names Index Retrieved 5 September 2016 Iris damascena Germplasm Resources Information Network Agricultural Research Service United States Department of Agriculture Retrieved 6 September 2016 Iris damascena eol org Retrieved 6 September 2016 a b c d Al Faham Amr 19 January 2016 Factors Driving the Destruction of Syria s Natural Heritage atlantoccouncil org Retrieved 5 September 2016 Christopher Cumo Editor Encyclopedia of Cultivated Plants From Acacia to Zinnia Volume 1 A F 2013 p 531 at Google Books a b Oncocyclus Iris www rareplants co uk Retrieved 12 September 2016 I DAMASCENA CV MAGNIFICA arilsociety org Retrieved 10 September 2016 David G Spoerke and Susan C SmolinskeToxicity of Houseplants p 236 at Google BooksFurther reading editMathew B The Iris 1981 Iris 48 49 External links editHas an image of the iris Has an image of the iris from Syria as well as several other Oncocylus irises nbsp Data related to Iris damascena at Wikispecies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Iris damascena amp oldid 1170334087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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