Iridaceae, the iris family of flowering plants (order Asparagales), comprising 66 genera and about 2,200 species. Many species, including members of the genera Iris, Gladiolus, Crocus, and Freesia, are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive flowers.

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.

Iridaceae comprises 92 genera and 1800 species, included in the monocot order Asparagales (Goldblatt, 2000). Plants belonging to Iridaceae are distributed in the tropical and temperate regions of the world, with the greatest diversity in sub-Saharan Africa, followed by South America, Europe and temperate regions of Asia ( Bahali, 2006 ).

Iridaceae is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises, meaning rainbow, referring to its many colours. There are 66 accepted genera with a total of c. 2244 species worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016).

2002年3月19日 · The Iridaceae family is comprised of 99 genera made up of 2,245 different species. Gladiolus , the major genus of the family is made up of 180-300 species and the Moraea genus has 100-111 species. These plants have a cosmopolitan distribution, with diversity centers in the Eastern Mediterranean region, tropical America, and South Africa.

2024年10月29日 · Iridaceae or the Iris family is a worldwide diverse group found in mostly temperate regions of perennial evergreen or deciduous herbs with roots usually from underground rhizomes, bulbs or corms. This family belongs to the order Asparagales.

2017年11月11日 · Iridaceae, its name based on the genus Iris, also known as iris family, in the order of Asparagales, is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, including 66 genera, consisting of approximately 2244 species, worldwide distributed, mainly in South Africa, the East Mediterranean, and Central or South America. Plants are usually perennial ...

Iridaceae or Iris family of about 70 genera and 1800 species. It is distributed in both tropical and temperate regions. 1. Food: Starchy corms and rhizomes after boiling are used as food.

Virtually worldwide in distribution, Iridoideae comprise five tribes, the Australian Diplarrheneae, the Australasian and American Sisyrinchieae, the exclusively American Trimezieae (= Mariceae) and Tigridieae, and the Old World Irideae.

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