| Family | IRIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Iris kemaonensis Wall. ex D.Don |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [J.F.Royle] 1: 372 (1839) |
| Native Range | Tibet to Himalaya and n Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4200m |
| Description | leaves yellow-green, linear, 6-10cm, apiculate, floral stem under ground, spathes 2-3, green, broadly lanceolate, acuminate, flowers 5-6cm, dark variegate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in late summer |
| Synonyms | Iris duthiei Foster Iris kamaonensis Wall. Iris kingiana Foster Iris tigrina Jacquem. ex Baker |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |