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The Wild Flowers of Mountain Subtropical Forest Region

C. iridioides Evergreen. 30 to 60 cm tall. Belt leaf blade. Strong scape from lateral axil, 50 cm long. Nutant raceme; big flower, yellow to brown veined. Flowering: Apr to June. Warm, humid and light tendency. Low tolerance to shade. Hydrophobous. South to southeast Tibet. 1300 to 2400 m, forest meadow, stone. Southwest China. South to southeast Asia.