Trimezia martinicensis
| Trimezia martinicensis | |
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| Naturalized in Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Trimezia |
| Species: | T. martinicensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Trimezia martinicensis | |
Trimezia martinicensis is a species of bulbous plant in the family Iridaceae. Originally from South America and the West Indies, it is now widely naturalized throughout the tropics.[1][2] Common names include Martinique trimezia,[3] yellow walking iris[4] and forenoon yellow flag.[5]
Distinction from Trimezia steyermarkii
[edit]Trimezia martinicensis is closely related to T. steyermarkii,[6] with which it has been widely confused.[7] Clive Innes describes T. martinicensis as having a brown mark at the base of each outer tepal, whereas T. steyermarkii has brownish-purple bands.[8] In Kubitzki & Huber (1998), the flowers of T. martinicensis are shown as opening less widely than those of T. steyermarkii. The inner tepals of both species are S-shaped in cross-section; those of T. martinicensis are more-or-less upright (Innes describes them as "folded inwards"[9]), whereas those of T. steyermarkii bend outwards into a more elongated shape so that the top of the S is not visible from above.[10] A diagnostic feature is that the style crests of T. martinicensis are short, whereas those of T. steyermarkii are longer,[10] about 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long, comparable in length to its anthers, which are about 4 mm (0.16 in) long.[11] Another difference is that the leaves of T. martinicensis are narrower, only about 1.3 cm (0.5 in) wide, whereas those of T. steyermarkii are 2.5–3.4 cm (1.0–1.3 in) wide.[12]
References
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- ^ a b "Trimezia martinicensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-04-27
- ^ Innes, Clive (1985), The World of Iridaceae, Ashington, UK: Holly Gate International, ISBN 978-0-948236-01-3, p. 377
- ^ NRCS. "Trimezia martinicensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ University of North Florida
- ^ Henderson, M.R. (1961), Common Malaysian Wildflowers, London, etc.: Longman, p. 57
- ^ Innes 1985, p. 378
- ^ Trimezia, Pacific Bulb Society, archived from the original on 2012-01-06, retrieved 2012-04-27
- ^ Innes 1985, pp. 377–378
- ^ Innes 1985, p. 377.
- ^ a b Kubitzki, Klaus & Huber, Herbert, eds. (1998), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants : Volume III, Flowering Plants Monocotyledons : Lilianae (except Orchidaceae), Berlin, etc.: Springer-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-540-64060-8, p. 304
- ^ Stevens, W.D.; Ulloa Ulloa, Carmen; Pool, Amy; Montiel, Olga Martha, eds. (2001), "Flore de Nicaragua, Vol. 2", Missouri Bot. Gard. Monographs in Syst. Bot. (in Spanish), 85 (2), translated at Trimezia steyermarkii (PIER species info), retrieved 2012-05-06
- ^ Staples, George W. & Herbst, Derral R. (2005), A Tropical Garden Flora, Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, ISBN 978-1-58178-039-0