GRIN-Global

Genus Iris L.

Summary

Genus number:

6074

Last updated:

29 January 2004

Family:

Iridaceae

Subfamily:

Iridoideae

Tribe:

Irideae

Common name(s):

iris

Accession count:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Comments:

all accepted species are in GRIN

List of species records in GRIN

Synonyms

Synonym(s)

Gemmingia Heist. ex Fabr.
Xiphion Mill.
Cryptobasis Nevski
Junopsis Wern. Schulze
Siphonostylis Wern. Schulze
Xiphium Mill.

Probable synonym(s)

Belamcanda Adans.
Juno Tratt.
Iridodictyum Rodion.
Hermodactylus Mill.
Pardanthopsis (Hance) L. W. Lenz

Subdivisions of Iris L.

Subgenus	Section
Hermodactyloides
Iris
Iris	Hexapogon
Iris	Iris
Iris	Oncocyclus
Iris	Psammiris
Iris	Pseudoregelia
Iris	Regelia
Limniris
Limniris	Limniris
Limniris	Lophiris
Nepalensis
Scorpiris
Xiphium

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References:

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=6074. Accessed 6 June 2026.