Işık navruzu — Iris reticulata subsp. isikgunerae
Back in February 2019, we made a memorable expedition to Kahramanmaraş in search of an iris species suspected to be a new subspecies. After two years, the paper has finally been published — and it is now officially named: Işık navruzu — Iris reticulata subsp. isikgunerae
You can perhaps imagine how happy I am that such a delicate and beautiful plant now carries my name. The plant illustration I made of it back in 2019 — before anyone knew quite what it was — now belongs to its official record. We share a name, this little iris and I.
The type specimen is held at the NGBB Herbarium Collection.
Holotype: NGBB007966
Iris reticulata subsp. isikgunerae Güner & B.Mathew, yeni alttür / subsp. nov. / ışık navruzu, yeni Türkçe bilimsel ad.
Tip örneği / Type: Kahramanmaraş: Fatmalı, Yavşan Yaylası yolu, karışık seyrek çalılık, batı yamacı, kireçtaşı arazi (Kahramanmaraş prov.: Fatmalı distr., on the road to Yavşan Yaylası, mixed open scrub, west slopes, limestone), 970 m. 37°30'26.6"N – 036°44'28.5"E, 23 ii 2019, A. Güner 16664, F. Güneş, T. Ok & Iş. Güner (holotip / holotype: NGBB007966!; izotipler / isotypes: ANK [NGBB 010295]!; ISTE 117269 [NGBB 010296]!; K [NGBB 010297]!).
You may also be interested in reading the blog post written right after this expedition — Irises Calling!
