Ecological response of some <i>Iris</i> L. taxa (Iridaceae) in Turkey

Abstract

Ecological relationships of some Iris taxa belonging to subgenera Hermodactyloides (I. danfordiae, I. histrio subsp. aintabensis, I. histrio subsp. histrio, I. reticulata, I. bakeriana, I. pamphylica) and Scorpiris (I. aucheri and I. persica) have been compared and relationships between taxa have been determined. These taxa are geophytes and flower in Spring. I. danfordiae, I. pamphylica and subsp. aintabensis are endemic to Turkey. I. reticulata and I. persica have widespread distribution while I. aucheri, subsp. aintabensis, subsp. histrio, I. pamphylica and I. bakeriana have restricted distribution in Turkey. Soil samples of the taxa were collected during flowering periods and physical and chemical properties (texture class, total salinity %, pH, CaCO3 %, organic matter %, N %, P kg/da, K kg/da, Ca , Mg, Mn, Cu, Fe and Zn ppm) were determined. The correlations between the soil analyses and taxa were evaluated using regression analysis. The P and CaCOsub&gt;3 values were found to be more effective than the other soil factors in the distributions of investigated taxa. Key words: Iris taxa; Endemic; Rare; Ecological properties; Relationship DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v40i2.9774 Bangladesh J. Bot. 40(2): 177-184, 2011 (December)

Ecological Properties and Close Relationships of Some Scilla L. Taxa (Asparagaceae) in Turkey

“…armena), some at high calcareous level (S. cilicica, S. bifolia, S. ingridae, S. melaina and S. mesopotamica) and some at low calcareous level (S. monanthos and S. rosenii). The findings were similar in other Crocus and Iris taxa by Kandemir et al (2011Kandemir et al ( , 2012 and in Tulipa sylvestris, S. bifolia, Gagea bohemica by Uysal et al (2011). S. autumnalis, S. bifolia, S. leepii S. mesopotamica, S. cilicica, and S. rosenii and S. rosenii distribute at soils with moderate nitrogen levels.…”

“…From the Table 3, it is seen that Zn contents are low in all localities (except those of S. autumnalis and S. rosenii). Also, same researches found low values in Zn contents in some localities (Kandemir et al, 2011).…”

“…Results showed that K, Cu, Mg, Mn, Fe and Ca contents are in sufficient amounts in all soil samples. It was reported by Kandemir et al (2011Kandemir et al ( , 2012 and Kandemir (2009) that K, Cu, Mg, Mn, Fe and Ca contents of soils where some Crocus and Iris taxa grow are generally enough. K is very phloem-mobile ion.…”

“…S. autumnalis, S. bifolia, S. leepii S. mesopotamica, S. cilicica, and S. rosenii and S. rosenii distribute at soils with moderate nitrogen levels. It was reported that I. taochia (Kandemir, 2006), I. nezahatiae (2016), C. pestalozzae (Kandemir, 2009) and some Iris taxa (Kandemir et al, 2011) grow in soils with rich and moderate levels of organic matter and nitrogen. The P contents of the soils of some of the taxa (S. autumnalis, S. mesopotamica and S. bifolia) are usually at sufficient levels.…”

“…It was found that Crocus pestalozzae Boiss. (Kandemir, 2009), some Iris and Crocus taxa (Kandemir et al, 2011(Kandemir et al, , 2012Kandemir, 2016) and some geophyetes (Celik et al, 2004) prefer clayey-loamy and loamy soils. While the S. autumnalis, S. cilicica, S. melaina, S. ingridae, S. mesopotamica and S. rosenii grow usually in slightly alkali and neutral soils, S. bifolia, S. leepii, S. siberica subsp.…”