Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Hoshman Omar Majeed ¹
• Rubar Hussein Muhammed Salih ²

¹ Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Sulaimani, Iraq.

² Department of Biotechnology and Crop Science, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Sulaimani, Iraq.

Abstract

Subgenus Hermodactyloides Spach is one of the most attractive groups of ornamental plants belonging to the family (Iridaceae Juss). In Iraq, this subgenus comprises two sections, which are Reticulata and Zagrica. Section Zagrica is represented by species Iris zagrica Mathew & Zarrei. In this study, plants were collected from two different locations in the Sulaymaniyah (MUS) and Erbil districts of the Kurdistan Region-Iraq. After plant Identification and comprehensive morphological and palynological study, two new subspecies, Iris zagrica subsp. warteica and Iris zagrica subsp. penjwenica were reported for the first time to the vascular flora of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, which is collected from the Penjwen subdistrict and Zine-Warte from Warte subdistrict. Here; the detailed morphological characteristics, palynological study, and geographical distribution of these subspecies are acknowledged.

Keywords

• Hermodactyloides
• Iridaceae
• Iris zagrica
• Morphology
• Reticulate Iris
• Kurdistan Region
• Iraq

Main Subjects

• Biology