| Accepted name: |
Iris pallida Lam. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Pale Iris
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Liliales
Family: Iridaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HIRIPA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Cultivated for the rootstock called "orris root" which is officinal and also used in the perfumery and for seasoning. It is still an Ayurvedic drug(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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