Abstract
The typification of the Linnaean name Iris pumila (Iridaceae) is discussed. Original material conserved in the Clifford Herbarium (BM), agreeing with the current usage of the name, is designated as the lectotype. An epitype is also designated in order to avoid any ambiguity in the taxonomic interpretation of the lectotype specimen and hence the application of the name.Citation: Boltenkov E. V. 2019: Typification of the Linnaean name Iris pumila (Iridaceae). — Willdenowia 49: 147 – 150. doi: https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.49.49202Version of record first published online on 20 May 2019 ahead of inclusion in August 2019 issue.
Highlights
Iris pumila L. is one of the 18 names published under the genus Iris by Linnaeus in Species plantarum (1753)
For the typification of Iris pumila, I studied herbarium material and/or images deposited at BM, L and LINN
Linnaeus’s protologue (1753: 38) of Iris pumila consists of a short diagnosis “IRIS corollis barbatis, caule foliis breviore unifloro”, followed by two synonyms
Summary
Iris pumila L. is one of the 18 names published under the genus Iris by Linnaeus in Species plantarum (1753). Iris pumila is a well-known garden plant, widely cultivated mostly for ornamental purposes, and it has given rise to many hybrids. This species is considered the type of I. ser. Pumilae Lawr., which comprises the dwarf bearded irises. It is distinguished from its relatives by the very short stem (1 – 5 cm tall, usually not longer than 1 cm); flowers solitary, on a very short pedicel (up to 2 cm long), and always with a long, slender perianth tube (to 9 cm long) closely sheathed by two narrow, scarious bracts up to 10 cm long. Iris pumila with yellow flowers was sometimes mistaken for I. lutescens Lam. (Lipsky 1889)
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