%0 Journal Article
%A Zhao-Cen Lu
%A Zhang-Ping Huang
%A Ping Yang
%A Yan Liu
%T Iris calcicola (Iridaceae), a new species from limestone areas of northern Guangxi, China based on morphological and molecular evidence
%D 2022
%J Taiwania
%V 67
%N 2
%P 211-216
%U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1828
%X Iris calcicola Z.C.Lu, Z.P.Huang & Yan Liu, a new species of Iris sect. Lophiris was found from limestone areas of Guangxi, China. Iris calcicola is similar to Iris japonica Thunb., but differs by its inflorescence simple; flowering stems ascendent, with 2–5 branches; spathes 2, narrowly lanceolate, 2–3.8 cm long, 1–2 (3)-flowered, apex acuminate; flower segments obliquely ascending, not spreading when blooming; pedicel enveloped by spathes or subequal to spathes; outer segments elliptic, with prominent, irregular, yellow crest.
%M doi:10.6165/tai.2022.67.211