[pbs] Please help ID Thai iris
Adam Fikso
adam14113 at ameritech.net
Thu May 14 23:39:26 EDT 2009
>> Here's a reply I got from someone off-list......
>> _______________
>> Hi Dennis,
>>
>> I'm pretty sure it is Iris collettii. I. collettii is, in fact, native
>> to the mountains of Thailand and surrounding regions. You might check
>> with Carla Lankow; she just wrote an article on I. collettii, I.
>> barbatula, and I. decora. A photo of seeds would help; the subgenus
>> Nepalensis have a fairly distinct form of aril.
>>
>> By the way, if you can verify the id, you might ask permission to add
>> the photos the the database. They are very nice pictures.
>> _______________
>>
>> Dennis in Ohio
>>
>>
>>
>> Diane Whitehead wrote:
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: joon <kadai98 at yahoo.com>
>>>> Date: May 13, 2009 9:12:25 PM PDT (CA)
>>>> To: pbs at lists.ibiblio.org
>>>> Subject: Please help ID this iris from Thailand
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I've been collecting some plants of the Iridaceae family mostly
>>>> Dietes, Neomarica and
>>>> Louisiana Iris. They grow quite well in Thailand.
>>>> Today my friend asked me about this iris she found up in the
>>>> mountain in Chiangmai, northern Thailand.
>>>> I'm sure it's not native plant here but failed to give her the name.
>>>>
>>>> Can anybody help me ID this iris?
>>>> here are links to the pictures
>>>>
>>>> http://www.pantip.com/cafe/jatujak/topic/J7858967/J7858967-83.jpg
>>>> http://www.pantip.com/cafe/jatujak/topic/J7858967/J7858967-84.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Thank you very much.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> KaDAI
>>>>
>>>>
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