TABLE 1 in Iris pseudocaucasica subsp. iranica (Iridaceae), a new subspecies from Tabriz province (Iran) belonging to subgenus Scorpiris

TABLE 1. Comparison of morphological characters of Iris pseudocaucasica subsp. iranica, I. pseudocaucasica subsp. pseudocaucasica and I. pseudocaucasica subsp. koyuncui.
Morphological charactersI. pseudocaucasica subsp. iranicaI. pseudocaucasica subsp. pseudocaucasicaI. pseudocaucasica subsp. koyuncuiHeight of plant7–10 cm15–20 cm15–30 cmBulb size3–5 × 1–3 cm1–2 cm diameter4–6.5 cm × 2–5 cmNumber of leaves3–64–64–9Leaf size5–13 cm long, 1.5–3.8 cm broad4–18 cm long, 0.8–2.8 cm broad8–12 cm long, 2–4 cm broadLeaf marginwhite, smoothwhite, smooth, scabrid or ciliatewhite, smoothBractssubequal, 2.6–6 cm longsubequal, 4–5 cm longalmost equal, 5.5–7 cm longFlower number1–31–51–2(–3)Flower colourviolet-blue to deep violetyellow to pale bluish with different shades of yellowpurple to coppery, fading to purplish-violet, brownish to rustcolouredPerianth tube3–5.5 cm long3–5 cm long3.5–6 cm longFalls (outer perianth segments)3.2–5.5 cm long, claw winged, 2.3–3.6 cm long, 2–3 cm broad,1.6–4 cm long, claw winged, 2.0–2.5 cm long, 1.6–1.8 cm broad4–6 cm long, claw winged, 2.7–3.6 cm long, 2.3–3 cm broadStandards (inner perianth segments)patent or reflexed, lanceolate, oblanceolate to ± 3-lobed, 1.1–1.9 cm long, 0.3–0.5 cm broadpatent or reflexed, lanceolate, oblanceolate to ± 3-lobed, 1.2– 2.2 cm long, 0.2–0.4 cm broadpatent or reflexed, oblanceolate, entire or acute or ± trilobed, 2–2.5 cm long, 0.2–0.5 cm broadStyle branches4.0–4.7 cm long, elliptic-oblong, with the lobes 0.9–1.1 cm long, 0.4–0.8 cm broad, stigma emarginate, bilobed or obreniform3.0–3.7 cm long, elliptic-oblong, with the lobes 1.1 cm long, 0.6 cm broad, stigma emarginate, bilobed or obreniform4–4.7 cm long, elliptic-oblong, with the lobes 0.9–1.1 cm long, 0.5–0.8 cm broad, stigma bilobedStamensglabrous, 2.6–3.1 cm long, anthers 1.3–1.5 cm long, filaments 1.3–1.6 cm longglabrous, 2.1–2.7 cm long, anthers 1.2–1.5 cm long, filaments 0.9–1.2 cm longglabrous, 2.7–3.3 cm long, anthers 1.3–1.6 cm long, filaments 1.4–1.7 cm longCapsuleellipsoid, ca 3.5–3.8 cm long, with a short beakellipsoid, ca 3.5 cm long, with a short beakellipsoid, 3.5–4 cm long, with a long beak
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