Ainea conzattii (R.C. Foster) Ravenna, Bot. Not., 1979

Martorell, Carlos, López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa, Espejo-Serna, Adolfo, García-Meza, Diego & Clayton, Rupert, 2023, Ainea conzattii (Iridaceae: Tigridieae) revisited: description of a new variety, Phytotaxa 600 (1), pp. 1-6 : 2-5

Ainea conzattii (R.C. Foster) Ravenna, Bot. Not. 132(4): 468. 1979.

Sphenostigma conzattii R.C. Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 165: 106. 1950. Tigridia conzatii (R.C. Foster) Goldblatt, Iris Fam. Nat. Hist. Class. 253. 2008.

Type:— MEXICO. Oaxaca: camino Montelobos, de Nopalera a Huitzo , 2000 m, 23 June 1907, C. Conzatti 1904 (holotype: F 226051! / Bar Code 004595F)

We include here an identification key to the two varieties of Ainea conzattii :

- Inner tepals distinct from the outer tepals in shape and size, 6.6–9 mm long, 3–3.3 mm wide, formed by an elliptic to rhomboid blade, shortly unguiculate at the base and long acuminate at the apex ........................................................ A. conzattii var. conzattii

- Inner tepals similar to the outer tepals in shape and size, 1.4–2 cm long, 9–12.5 mm wide, elliptic and rounded at the apex, not unguiculate at the base........................................................................................................................... A. conzattii var. macropetala