Iris cengialti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Iridoideae
Tribe:
Irideae
Genus:
Iris
Subgenus:
Iris
Species:
Iris cengialti
Binomial name
Iris cengialti
Trin. ex Mitic

Iris cengialti is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Italy and (part of the former country of Yugoslavia) Slovenia. It has

It was originally published as Iris cengialti but then re-classified as a sub species of Iris pallida, and known as Iris pallida subsp. cengialti, but it is often still called Iris cengialti.

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.


Iris pallida ssp. cengialti, seen in Slovenia
Iris pallida ssp. cengialti, seen in Slovenia

Biochemistry

In 1956, a karyotype analysis was carried out on 40 species of Iris, belonging to the subgenera Eupogoniris and Pogoniris. It found that 24-chromosome tall bearded species could e divided into 3 karyotypes of Iris pallida. Iris kashmiriana has 2 pairs of median-constricted marker chromosomes, Iris illyrica, Iris cengialti, and Iris imbricata, lastly Iris variegata, Iris reginae, and Iris perrieri all have no median-constricted chromosomes.[1]

As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes, this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings.[2]: 18  It has a chromosome count: 2n=24.[3]

Taxonomy

In Slovenia, it is known as 'Bohinj Iris',[4][5][6] or 'Bòcje of lof'.[7] In German, it is known as 'Rovereto Schwertlilie'.[8]

Common names: Iris del Cengio need more refs

It is sometimes misspelt as Iris cengualti. need ref

The Latin specific epithet cengialti refers to a mountain or large hill 'Mount Cengialto' (also known as 'Cengio Alto',[9]), close to the town of Rovereto, in northern Italy.[10][11]

It was found by Francesco Ambrosi in 1854,[12] on Monte Cengialto.[13]

It was then published as Iris cengialti by Ambrosi in Flora del Tirolo Meridionale Vol.1 (Fl. Tirolo Mer.) on page 643 in 1854, then fully published and described by A. Kerner in Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift (Oesterr. Bot. Z.) Vol. 21, No.9, on pages225-231 in September 1871.[14][11][15] A. Kerner was then assigned the author of the name Iris cengialti, previously ascribed to Ambrosi.[16]

Iris pallida, Iris cengialti and Iris illyrica, are all considered closely related but often given different taxonomic rank (by various authors Kerner, 1871; Ambrosi, 1854; Foster, 1886; Tommasini, 1875; Pampanini, 1909; Lausi, 1964; Mathew, 1981; Colasante, 1995: Terpin et al., 1996).[17]

In May 1886, Sir Michael Foster noted in Gardeners' Chronicle on pages554 and 555, that it had similarities with Iris pallida.[13][14] William Rickatson Dykes in his book in 'Handbook of Garden Irises' in 19??, suggested that Iris cengialti and Iris pallida were connected and should be merged under Iris pallida.[18] In 1939, Brian Mathew considered it to be a subspecies of Iris pallida.[14]

Then in Giorn. Bot. Ital. Vol.130 on page575 in 1996, Iris cengialti was classified as a synonym of Iris pallida subsp. cengialti.[16][11]

It is normally classified as Iris pallida subsp. cengialti,[7][12][19] and thought to be a naturally occurring hybrid.[12][20]

It was first published and described by [21] need ipni

In Slovenia, a form of the plant is called Iris cengialti vochinensis,[5] or Iris pallida subsp. cengialti f. vochiensis.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

It is listed on the Catalogue of Life.[22]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to Europe.

Range

Toxicity

Like many other irises, most parts of the plant are poisonous (rhizome and leaves), if mistakenly ingested can cause stomach pains and vomiting. Also handling the plant may cause a skin irritation or an allergic reaction.[23]

References

  1. ^ Mitra, Jyotirmay (1956). "Karyotype analysis of bearded iris". Bot Gaz: 265–293. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ClaireAustin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Löve, Áskell (November 1971). "IOPB Chromosome Number Reports XXXIV". Taxon. 20 (5). International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT): 785–797. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference hribi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Let's Walk Together to the Iris of Bohinj (Rudnica)" (in Slovenian). bohinj.si. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Bohinj Slovenia" (PDF) (in Slovenian). bohinj.si. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference schedu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Tout, Paul (2013). "Istria 8th–16th May 2013" (PDF). Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Cengio Alto". it.geoview.info. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  10. ^ Chapman, Chuck (2 April 2005), RE: pallida and variegata distribution, hort.net, retrieved 12 September 2015
  11. ^ a b c "Taxon: Iris cengialti Ambrosi ex A. Kern". ars-grin.gov (Germplasm Resources Information Network). Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  12. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference historic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Lynch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference american was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Kerner, A. (September 1871). "Ueber Iris Cengialli Ambrosi". Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift. 21 (9). Springer: 225–231. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  16. ^ a b Terpina, Katia; Nardib, Enio; Garbaria, Fabio (1996). "Author and type of the name Iris cengialti (Iridaceae)". Giornale botanico italiano. 130 (2): 575–578. doi:10.1080/11263509609430326. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  17. ^ Colasante, M.; Vosa, C.G. (2000). "Iris:Allocyclic segments as Chromosome markers?". Annali di botanica. 58: 127–134. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference handbook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ Elaine Nowick Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants, Volume II: Scientific Names Index (2015), p. 221, at Google Books
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference rare was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ "Iridaceae Iris psammocola Y.T.Zhao". ipni.org (International Plant Names Index). Retrieved 29 September 2014. ((cite web)): no-break space character in |title= at position 10 (help)
  22. ^ "Infraspecific taxon details : Iris pallida subsp. cengialti (Ambrosi ex A.Kern.) Foster". catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  23. ^ David G Spoerke and Susan C. SmolinskeToxicity of Houseplants, p. 236, at Google Books

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