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Iris ensata, the Japanese iris [1] or Japanese water iris (Japanese: hanashōbu), formerly I. kaempferi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to Japan, China, Korea and Russia, and widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.
The hanashōbu (ハナショウブ, 花菖蒲, Iris ensata var. ensata , syn. I. ensata var. hortensis I. kaempferi) grows in the wet land and is the most extensively cultivated variety in Japanese gardens. According to the place where it was cultivated, it is classified into the Edo (Tokyo), Higo (Kumamoto Prefecture), Ise (Mie Prefecture ...
The taxonomy of this species has been very confused. It was originally named Iris ensata lactea in 'Transactions of the Linnean Society of London' (page 328) on 1 May 1794 but later Iris ensata was re-classified as Iris kaempferi, which is now a synonym of Iris ensata (within Iris series Laevigatae).
Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species [1] with showy flowers.As well as being the scientific name, iris is also widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera.
Iris ensata Thunb. – Japanese Iris, hanashōbu (including I. kaempferi) Iris laevigata Fisch – Rabbitear Iris, Shallow-flowered Iris, kakitsubata (Japanese) Iris maackii Maxim. Iris pseudacorus L. – Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag; Iris versicolor L. – Larger Blue Flag, Harlequin Blueflag; Iris virginica L. – Virginia Iris
Bossiaea ensata, commonly known as sword bossiaea, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect or low-lying, glabrous shrub with flattened branches, flattened, winged cladodes , leaves mostly reduced to small scales, and orange-yellow and red flowers.
Dracaena sanderiana and its related varieties are popular houseplants. It is a suitable plant for confined spaces, and it does very well in indirect sunlight or partial shade as direct sunlight often causes its leaves to burn or yellow. [8]
Eulophia ensata is a species of orchid, occurring from Mozambique to South Africa. In 2014, it was proposed that the specie should be transferred to the genus Orthochilus as Orthochilus ensatus , [ 2 ] but as of December 2023 [update] this was not accepted by Plants of the World Online .