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''Iris sikkimensis'' is a species in the genus ''Iris'', it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the ''Pseudoregelia section''. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Sikkim (a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains). It has pale green or light green thin leaves, slender stem (similar height to the leaves), 2 or 3 lilac or purple flowers, with a white beard with orange tips. It is thought to be a hybrid of ''Iris hookeriana'' and ''Iris kumaonensis''. ==Description== It has a slender, gnarled rhizome, which has the fibrous remains of old leaves on the top.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://irisbotanique.over-blog.com/ )〕〔British Iris Society (1997) 〕 It forms clumps of plants.〔 It has pale green,〔〔〔 〕 or light green leaves,〔 that can grow up to between long (at flowering time),〔〔 and between 1.2 and 2cm wide.〔〔 After flowering, they extend up to between long.〔〔They are linear, erect,〔 ensiform (sword shaped),〔〔 and semi-deciduous.〔 It has a slender stem, that can grow up to between tall.〔 The stem appears in April,〔 from a tuft of 4 reduced Basal leaf leaves.〔〔 The stem has pale green, lanceolate spathes (leaves of the flower bud). They are (scarious) membranous, in the top third of the leaf and along the edges.〔〔〔 The stems hold 2 or 3 terminal (top of stem) flowers,〔〔〔 blooming between March and April.〔 The flowers come in shades of lilac or purple, with a darker mottling.〔〔〔 It has a deep purple, trigonal,〔 long perianth tube,〔〔 and a 1.2-2cm long pedicel.〔〔 Like other irises, it has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or tepals), known as the 'standards'. The falls have an obovate (narrower end at the base) shaped blade,〔 they are long and 2.5cm wide.〔 The haft (or part of the petal beside the stem) is wedge shaped and white with purple blotching,〔〔 or marbling.〔 In the centre of the petal is a white beard with orange tips.〔〔 The erect standards are oblong, 5cm long and 2cm wide.〔 They are lighter in colour to the falls, pale mauve,〔 or lilac,〔 with a fainter mottling of a darker shade.〔〔〔 It has narrow, deep purple styles,〔〔 with faint stripes,〔 or pale at the edges,〔 and are 2.5cm long.〔 The style branch has triangular crests.〔 It has pale violet filaments, bi-lobed stigma and creamy white anthers.〔〔 It also has a green ovary, that is 2cm long, mottled and striped purple.〔〔 After the iris has flowered, it does not produce a seed capsule or seeds.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iris sikkimensis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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