I decided to bring this topic up from the main site because … well, I would like some opinions… I would love an Iridaceae expert to help on this one :) Well, it all started on this observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76940826 . I inmediatly looked at it and I was like “yes of cours…

You should verify: are there other names linked to Hesperoxiphion niveum (e.g. varieties, synonyms…) that could match with the “aberrant” individuals? if this variation is seen in just one/few individuals or in at least one large population and, in this last case, if it is ecologically and/or geog…

Hello Nathan! Glad to talk again since the “Euphorbia lasiocarpa” observations :) Well, I think I will give my… umm… opinions on each point, since I didn’t explain myself on the first post a lot… [image] nathantaylor: At a minimum, you need to have an understanding of the populational variabil…

[image] Italopithecus: are there other names linked to Hesperoxiphion niveum (e.g. varieties, synonyms…) that could match with the “aberrant” individuals? The only name is the previous basionym, Cypella nivea. As I said before, the habitat conditions and leaf morphology seem to be common with…

Ok, then enjoy studying these plants. I guess they are geophytes, arent’they? So cultivating them in parallel in the same conditions could be helpful in order to verify the stability of their morphology

[image] Italopithecus: I guess they are geophytes, arent’they? Yep, geophytes. Bulbs red and onion-like; I know how they are supposed to look like because they are used as medicinal plants and in luck rituals (for some reason) [image] Italopithecus: So cultivating them in parallel in the…

it may also be valuable to confirm that they are the same species, just a population with significant phenological differences…

Well, I mean, there is a similar species north but it is restricted to another country. Comparing both species in cultivation (as @Italopithecus said) would be extremely useful. Even if it turns out to be H. huilense it would be a new addition to Peruvian flora and enrich the ecosystems it inhabits. …

[image] junior84: I have yet to find an intermediate form between Hesperoxiphion cf. niveum and Hesperoxiphion niveum sensu stricto. The differences are always the same, at least in the material I know [image] junior84: The two have completely different habitats. [image] junior84: B…

Wow… I guess I should start studying it then! Gotta travel to where it can be found the nearest to me, but it will be hard since I know the rainy season is over…

If you do get a chance to collect some samples, you might want to plan to collect some DNA-quality samples as well! Low-quality DNA acceptable for barcoding can usually be collected from regular herbaria specimens, but if you take care to dehydrate the material thoroughly as soon as it is picked in …

New species of Iridaceae or just some weird variation?

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JeremyHussell May 19, 2021, 2:11am 32

The original specimens are all from Colombia, so unless things have changed a lot since 1946, its range extends at least that far.

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New species of Iridaceae or just some weird variation?

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