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Iridaceae

Angiospermae - Asparagales - Iridaceae

Taxonomy
Iridaceae was named by de Jussieu (1789).

It was assigned to Liliales by Knowlton (1919) and Mabberley (2000); and to Asparagales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Iridaceae de Jussieu
1919Iridaceae Knowlton
2000Iridaceae Mabberley
2016Iridaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderAsparagales
familyIridaceaede Jussieu 1789
familyIridaceaede Jussieu 1789

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Iridaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. †Iridinium Wessel 1855
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Iridinium priscum Wessel 1855
G. †Iridium Heer 1866
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Iridium groenlandicum Heer 1866
G. Iris Linnaeus 1753
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Iris aphylla Linnaeus 1753
Iris biflora Linnaeus 1753
Iris foetidissima Linnaeus 1753
Iris germanica Linnaeus 1753
Iris graminea Linnaeus 1753
Iris persica Linnaeus 1753
Iris pseudacorus Linnaeus 1753
Iris pumila Linnaeus 1753
Iris sibirica Linnaeus 1753
Iris sisyrinchium Linnaeus 1753
Iris spuria Linnaeus 1753
Iris susiana Linnaeus 1753
Iris tuberosa Linnaeus 1753
Iris variegata Linnaeus 1753
Iris verna Linnaeus 1753
Iris versicolor Linnaeus 1753
Iris virginica Linnaeus 1753
Iris xiphium Linnaeus 1753
G. †Irites Lesquereux 1887
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Irites grandifolium Principi 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available