Typification of Names in Iris (Iridaceae) Described by Victor Janka with Taxonomic Considerations

Viktor Janka von Bulcs described five names in Iris, i.e., I. balkana, I. cretensis, I. lorea, I. mellita, and I. sintenisii. These names are typified on specimens deposited at BP, JE, LD, and P, and taxonomical information is provided in the present report. Lectotypes are designated for I. mellita (a taxonomic synonym of I. suaveolens) deposited at Friedrich Schiller University Jena (JE), for I. sintenisii at Lund University (LD), and for I. lorea (a taxonomic synonym of I. sintenisii) at the French National Museum of Natural History (P). A neotype is designated and an image provided for the name I. balkana (a taxonomic synonym of I. reichenbachii) deposited at the Hungarian Natural History Museum (BP). The lectotype for I. cretensis (a taxonomic synonym of I. unguicularis) from JE is corrected. Images of plants of the accepted taxa are provided.

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This report provides a description and taxonomical information of five names in Iris, including I. balkana, I. cretensis, I. lorea, I. mellita, and I. sintenisii, as described by Viktor Janka von Bulcs. The author designates lectotypes and neotypes for certain names and corrects the lectotype of I. cretensis. The report also includes images of the accepted taxa.