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  2. Iris (plant) - Wikipedia

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    Bahasa Melayu; Nederlands; 日本語 ... Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species [1] ... The Genus Iris L. (Questions of Morphology, Biology, ...

  3. Trimezia - Wikipedia

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    T. fosteriana Flower of T. juncifolia Flower of T. martinicensis, naturalized in Malaysia. Trimezia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to the warmer parts of southern Mexico, Central America, South America, Florida, and the West Indies. [2] Trimezia is placed in the tribe Trimezieae. The division of the tribe into ...

  4. Iris (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    The iris consists of two layers: the front pigmented fibrovascular layer known as a stroma and, behind the stroma, pigmented epithelial cells.. The stroma is connected to a sphincter muscle (sphincter pupillae), which contracts the pupil in a circular motion, and a set of dilator muscles (dilator pupillae), which pull the iris radially to enlarge the pupil, pulling it in folds.

  5. Iris setosa - Wikipedia

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    Iris setosa, the bristle-pointed iris, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Iris of the family Iridaceae, it belongs the subgenus Limniris and the series Tripetalae.It is a rhizomatous perennial from a wide range across the Arctic sea, including Alaska, Maine, Canada (including British Columbia, Newfoundland, Quebec and Yukon), Russia (including Siberia), northeastern Asia, China ...

  6. Iridoideae - Wikipedia

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    It contains the best-known genus - Iris. The members of this subfamily are widely distributed worldwide. They grow in all continents except Antarctica. Iris milesii. They produce typical sword-shaped leaves and have mainly corms or rhizomes. There are some exceptions which have bulbs. These are two subgenera of Iris - Xiphium and Hermodactyloides.

  7. Iridaceae - Wikipedia

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    Iridaceae (/ ɪ r ɪ ˈ d eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /) is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises.It has a nearly global distribution, with 69 accepted genera with a total of c. 2500 species.

  8. List of Iris species - Wikipedia

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    Iris albicans – white cemetery iris, white flag iris; Iris alexeenkoi Grossh. Iris aphylla L. – stool iris, table iris, leafless iris (including I. nudicaulis) Iris aphylla subsp. hungarica (Waldst. & Kit.) Helgi ; Iris attica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Hayek; Iris benacensis A.Kern. ex Stapf; Iris bicapitata Colas; Iris croatica – Perunika I ...

  9. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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    See also androgynous, monoicous, and plant reproductive morphology. bitegmic (of an ovule) Covered by two integument s. Contrast unitegmic. biternate Ternate, with each division divided into three. bivalve Having two valves or hinged parts. Contrast trivalve. blade The lamina or flattened part of a leaf, excluding the stalk or petiole. bloom