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Dietes iridioides

(L.) Sweet ex Klatt (1894)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Iridaceae Genus: Dietes

African iris, dietes, fortnight lily, morea iris

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 156 (1894)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:670 (DESCR); Frohlich & Lau 2012:39 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Dietes iridioides Waianae Mountains, Lualualei, Halona Valley. UTM 593527, 2370375. Dry/Mesic habitat, growing on the side of a gulch. Preserved_Specimen Herb 1 to 2 feet tall. Flowers axillary, white, purple, yellow; inner tepals white, without coloration at base. Seeds black, in long brown pods. Bolling, M. Oahu BISH 2014-02-20
2 Dietes iridioides Waianae Mountains, Manuwai Along eastern fenceline of Manuwai fence growing with Metrosideros polymorpha, Grevillea robusta, Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Clidemia hirta. Preserved_Specimen Clumping herb, leaves less than .5 m long. Outer tepals white with yellow-brown markings, inner tepals purple. Beachy, J. 214 Oahu BISH 2011-06-15
3 Dietes iridioides Honolulu, H.L. Lyon Arboretum. Manoa Valley. Growing in dappled shade. Preserved_Specimen Herb 16-20 tall; lvs deep green, arching over; capsules immature, opening no more than halfway. Staples, G.W. 820 Oahu BISH 1992-05-02
4 Dietes iridioides Honolulu, H.L. Lyon Arboretum. Manoa Valley. Growing in dappled shade. Preserved_Specimen Herb 16-20 tall; lvs deep green, arching over; capsules immature, opening no more than halfway. Staples, G.W. 820 Oahu BISH 1992-05-02
5 Dietes iridioides Kau District, Oceanview Spreading within vacant lots and undisturbed areas. Rocky and open. Numerous individuals fruiting and flowering growing in full sun. Metrosideros polymorpha, Scheffiera sp., Osteomeles anthyllidifolia. Preserved_Specimen Herb. Sword-shaped green leaves fan out from rhizomatous roots. Wiry stem. Flowers white, inner petals have brown blotches near the base; outer petals streaked with yellow-orange from the base to mid-petal; style branches lightly flushed with violet. Fruit is obovoid capsule. Naturalized. Murphy, M. 220 Hawaii BISH 2022-05-24
6 Dietes iridioides Honolulu, H.L. Lyon Arboretum. Manoa Valley. Growing in dappled shade. Preserved_Specimen Herb 16-20 tall; lvs deep green, arching over; capsules immature, opening no more than halfway. Staples, G.W. 820 Oahu BISH 1992-05-02
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