Iris kamelinii Alexeeva (2006a p. 116)

Alexeeva, Nina B., 2018, A taxonomic revision of Iris section Psammiris (Iridaceae) in Russia, Phytotaxa 340 (3), pp. 201-216 : 211

5. Iris kamelinii Alexeeva (2006a p. 116) .

Holotype:— RUSSIA. Prov. Kohagach: jug. Chihacheva, lac. Boguti, alt. 2500 m. 6 July 2001, N. Alexeeva et al. (LE 01010775!); paratype:— RUSSIA. St. Peterburg : Instituti Botanici nom. V.L. Komarovii Hortus Botanicus, col. Iridarii. 11 May 2002, N.Alexeeva ” (LE 01010776!) ( Fig. 7 ).

Description:– Rhizome very short, forming more or less loose clumps. Leaves 15–20 × 0.5 cm, green-dove, linear, with the base of leaves in bunches. Flower scape short, 10–15 cm height, with the base surrounded by many old leaves that persist as a sheath-like membrane. Bracts membranous. Flowers yellow, with purple-veined patterns on the falls, giving a blush to the flowers. Perianth tube longer than the ovary. Capsule rounded-oval; seeds 5.6× 3.1 mm, brown.

Phenology:—Flowering in May, fruiting in late June.

Distribution:—It is distributed in Russia in small populations in Siberia (Altai). Abroad Russia, it occurs in the Northern Mongolia, and also probably in China.

Habit and ecology:— Iris kamelinii grows in stony steppes, on gravelly and rocky slopes of mountains and foothills, reaching elevations up to 2500 m a.s.l.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Holotype of Iris kamelinii (LE 01010775).