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Iris adriatica (Iridaceae), a new species from Dalmatia (Croatia)

Iris adriatica Trinajstić ex Mitić (Iridaceae), a new species from central Dalmatia (Croatia) is described and illustrated. Its affinities with the related species I. pseudopumila, I. pumila and I. attica are briefly discussed. The main characteristics of I. adriatica are: a dwarf stem (1-3 (5) cm long), gentle and narrow leaves longer than the stem, greenish spathes with wide scarious margins as long as or a bit longer than the hypanthial tube, solitary yellow or violet flowers overtopping the leaves, elliptical trigonous capsules (2-3 cm long), with elliptical dark brownish seeds and the chromosome number of 2n=16.

Iris adriatica spec. nova; Iridaceae; Taxonomy; Flora of Croatia

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