Please help ID Thai iris
Adam Fikso (Thu, 14 May 2009 20:39:26 PDT)

Here's a reply I got from someone off-list......
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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.
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Dennis in Ohio

Diane Whitehead wrote:

Begin forwarded message:

From: joon <kadai98@yahoo.com>
Date: May 13, 2009 9:12:25 PM PDT (CA)
To: pbs@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://pantip.com/cafe/jatujak/…
http://pantip.com/cafe/jatujak/…

Thank you very much.

Best regards,
KaDAI

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