Family

Iridaceae (Irises and allies)

Iris unguicularis. Photo: (c) Manuel M. V., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Iridaceae is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises, meaning rainbow, referring to its many colours. There are 66 accepted genera with a total of c. 2244 species worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016). It includes a number of other well known cultivated plants, such as freesias, gladioli and crocuses.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Asparagales (Agaves, orchids, irises, and allies)
        Family: Iridaceae (Irises and allies)
        Subfamily: Iridoideae (15)
        Subfamily: Crocoideae (2)

Subtaxa

Subfamily: Iridoideae

Subfamily: Crocoideae

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Discussion

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