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Irideae is a tribe included in the well-known Iridaceae family. It contains many species in five genera which are wildly distributed in the Old World. A member of the tribe is the best-known genus from the family - Iris from which it takes its name. Iris is the larger genus in the tribe.
The blooms which are often with scent and collected in inflorescence has six petals. They are identical only in the genus Ferraria. The ovary is 3-locular and contains seeds which are usually circular and pellet-like. The members has the typical sword-shaped leaves and the rootstock is usually rhizome or corm. Only two subgenera of Iris has bulb. These are Xiphium and Hermodactyloides.
Many of the species are popular ornamental plants but also many are threatened with extinction.
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