View source for Iris regis-uzziae

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Iris regis-uzziae in Israel.jpg
|image_caption = ''Iris regis-uzziae'' in [[Israel]]
|genus = Iris
|display_parents = 2
|parent = Iris sect. Scorpiris
|species = regis-uzziae
|authority = [[Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan|Feinbrun]]
|synonyms = {{Species list|Iris tuviae|<ref name=biodiversity>{{cite web|first=Shmuel|last=Browns| title=Biodiversity at Jerusalem Botanical Gardens|date=20 November 2012| url=http://israel-tourguide.info/2012/11/20/biodiversity-at-jerusalem-botanical-gardens/|publisher=israel-tourguide.info|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|Juno regis-uzziae | (Feinbrun) Rodion.}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Iris regis-uzziae Feinbrun is an accepted name | date=23 March 2014 | url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-322299| publisher=theplantlist.org| access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref>
}}
'''''Iris regis-uzziae''''' is a species in the genus ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]'', it is also in the subgenus [[Iris subg. Scorpiris|''Scorpiris'']]. Also known as ''King Uzziae Iris''.<ref>{{cite web| title=Iris regis-uzziae| url=http://www.wildflowers.co.il/english/plant.asp?ID=685 |publisher=www.wildflowers.co.il|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref> Named after the 742BC King of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]], [[Uzziah]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Iris regis-uzziae| url=http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo20839.htm|publisher=www.treknature.com|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
One translation of the Latin term 'Iris regis-uzziae' in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] is אִירוּס טוּבְיָה <ref>{{cite web|title=Iris regis-uzziae|url=http://www.proz.com/?sp=gloss/term&id=9962167|publisher=www.proz.com| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
It is a [[bulbous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]].
It was first described in notes from [[Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh]] in 1978 by Prof. [[Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan]] (an Israeli botanist).<ref>{{cite web|title=Iridaceae Iris regis-uzziae Feinbrun | url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=439026-1|year=2005| publisher=www.ipni.org (International Plant Names Index)|access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref> She also then described it in The Iris Year Book 1979.<ref name=american>{{cite web|title=(SPEC) Iris regis-uzziae Feinbrun|date=2 December 2013| url=http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Spec/SpecRegisUzziae| publisher=wiki.irises.org(American Iris Society)|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
It can be seen in [[Jerusalem Botanical Gardens]].<ref name=biodiversity/><ref>{{cite web|title=A Garden View|date=June–August 2014 |url=http://en.botanic.co.il/public/uploads/ckfinder/files/newspaper_may_2014_web_en.pdf |page=6 |publisher=en.botanic.co.il|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref> It also can be found at [[Kew Botanic Gardens]], but confusingly they call it 'Jordan Iris'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jordan iris Iris regis-uzziae|url=http://www.kew.org/support-kew/adopt-a-seed/iris-regisuzziae.htm|publisher=www.kew.org|access-date=8 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619174431/http://www.kew.org/support-kew/adopt-a-seed/iris-regisuzziae.htm|archive-date=19 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Description==
''Iris regis-uzziae'' has 1–2 pale-blue, lilac or very pale green flowers.<ref name=american/> They can also be described as blueish-white.<ref name=regeneration>Yitzchak Gutterman {{Google books|TLrv5qHKxqUC|Regeneration of Plants in Arid Ecosystems Resulting from Patch Disturbance|page=93}}</ref>
The falls are about 4.5&nbsp;cm long.<ref name=american/> It flowers in early spring in January and February, after the leaves have emerged from the ground.<ref name=regeneration/> The leaves have thich white margin. They reach about 4&nbsp;cm when the bulb flowers.<ref name=american/>
The 3.5–4&nbsp;cm long greyish-brown oblong bulbs,<ref name=american/> grow about {{convert|7|-|12|cm|0|abbr=on}} below the surface.<ref name=regeneration/> They have fleshy-like roots.<ref name=american/>
It has 4&nbsp;mm long [[globose]] seeds.<ref name=american/>
Compared to ''[[Iris aucheri]]'', it is smaller, has fewer leaves and has a yolk-yellow coloured crest. Compared to ''[[iris nusairiensis]]'', it has highest leaf is not dilated and its yellow crest has a white margin.<ref name=american/>
===Biochemistry===
As most irises are [[diploid]], having two sets of [[chromosomes]], this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings.<ref name=ClaireAustin>{{cite book |first=Claire |last=Austin |title=Irises; A Garden Encyclopedia |url=https://archive.org/details/irisesgardenerse00aust_669 |url-access=limited |page=[https://archive.org/details/irisesgardenerse00aust_669/page/n18 18] |year=2005 |publisher=Timber Press |isbn=0881927309 }}</ref>
It has a chromosomal count of 2n = 20,<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-last=Kamari |editor1-first=G. |editor2-last=Felber |editor2-first=F.  |editor3-last=Garbari |editor3-first=F. |date=1999 |title= Mediterranean chromosome number reports - 9 |url=http://147.163.105.223/flora/9-323.pdf |journal=Flora Mediterranea |volume=9 |pages=385–386 |access-date=16 October 2015}}</ref> or 2n = 22 (Feinbrun 1978).<ref name="Afifi">{{cite book |last1=Afifi |first1=F. U. |last2=Al-Gabbiesh |first2=A. |last3=Hassawi |first3=D. S. |editor1-last=Teixeira da Silva |editor1-first=Jaime A. |title=Floriculture, Ornamental, and Plant Biotechnology Volume V |date=2008 |publisher=Global Science Books |location=UK |pages=227–233 |chapter=Essential Oil Production from the Callus of Threatened Iris Species of Jordan.}}</ref>
==Native==
It was found on north or west facing rocky slopes <ref name=regeneration/> of Southern [[Jordan]] and [[Negev]] in [[Israel]].<ref name=regeneration/>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tiuli.com/flower_info.asp?lng=eng&flower_id=785 Images of King Uzziae Iris]
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[[Category:Iris (plant)|regis-uzziae]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1978]]
[[Category:Flora of Israel]]
[[Category:Flora of Jordan]]
[[Category:Flora of Palestine (region)]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan]]