Iridaceae

Orthrosanthus chimboracensis (Kunth) Baker

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Orthrosanthus

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Orthrosanthus chimboracensis: An iris about to unfurl on Chimborazo Mountain in Ecuador. It may be found in the neotropical cordilleras. — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Chinese: 钦博腊索晨鸢尾

Synonyms

Moraea chimboracensis Kunth
Moraea gladioloides Kunth
Orthrosanthus chimboracensis var. chimboracensis
Orthrosanthus chimboracensis var. gladioloides (Kunth) Baker
Orthrosanthus chimboracensis var. typicus Steyerm.
Orthrosanthus moritzianus Klotzsch ex Baker
Sisyrinchium moritzianum Klatt
Solenomelus chimboracensis (Kunth) Klatt
Solenomelus gladioloides (Kunth) Klatt

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Luzav32, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.