Iris versicolor: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Iris versicolor L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Iris boltoniana Regel, nom. illeg., Iris caurina Herb. ex Hook., Iris dierinckii K. Koch, Iris flaccida Spach, Iris picta Mill., Iris pulchella Regel, Iris versicolor f. albocaerulea Rousseau, Iris versicolor f. murrayana Fernald, Iris versicolor var. blandescens Nieuwl., Iris versicolor var. communis Torr., Iris versicolor var. flaccida (Spach) Baker, Iris versicolor var. robusta Farw., Iris versicolor var. sulcata Torr., Xiphion flaccidum (Spach) Alef., Xiphion versicolor (L.) Alef..
References regarding Iris versicolor L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Atlas of the Flora of Pennsylvania (1979)
· Taxon (1981)
· Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. (1991)
· Botanica Acta (1992)
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Maka skithe, Blue flag, Harlequin blueflag, Blue flag iris, Iris virginica, Kombirei.
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