Neomarica, Sprague, 1928

Gil, André Dos Santos Bragança, Bittrich, Volker & Amaral, Maria Do Carmo Estanislau Do, 2014, Two New Species of Neomarica Sprague (Trimezieae-Iridaceae) from Bahia State, Northeastern Brazil, Phytotaxa 164 (1), pp. 47-57 : 56-57

Identification key to the species of Neomarica from Bahia state, Brazil

1. Outer tepals with apical two-thirds predominantly yellow, yellow-whitish, cream or ivory colored................................... 2

- Outer tepals with apical two-thirds predominantly purple, violet, blue, bluish (sometimes speckled by violet spots), pale lilac or white .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5

2. Flowers two-colored (in tones of yellow and brown); outer tepals with longitudinal brown sinuous stripes in their middle third; inner tepals not patterned with bluish stripes and spots .............................................................. Neomarica brachypus

- Flowers multicolored (in tones of yellow, white, brown and blue); outer tepals without longitudinal stripes in their middle third; inner tepals patterned with bluish stripes and spots..................................................................................................... 3

3. Outer tepals with apical half part incurved (sub-erect); inner tepals with apical third velutinous, margins yellow covered with transversal, linear, brown stripes; stigmatic crests yellowish ................................................................ Neomarica unca

- Outer tepals with apical half part patent or recurved; inner tepals with apical third glabrescent, with white or whitish margins, covered with diagonal, sublinear, blue to violet stripes; stigmatic crests white .......................................................... 4

4. Second bract subtended by a conspicuous rachis internode; rhipidia long-stalked, giving a lax appearance to the inflorescence; anthers ca. 0.7–0.9 cm long ........................................................................................................... Neomarica eburnea

- Second bract subsessile; rhipidia subsessile to short-stalked, giving a congested appearance to the inflorescence; anthers ca. 0.4–0.5 cm long ...................................................................................................................... Neomarica portosecurensis

5. Medium-sized herbs, 19–51 cm tall; leaves shiny green; flowers 3–4 cm in diameter; ovary 6–7 mm long; outer tepals with apical two-thirds always predominantly white; reproductive column 6–7(–8) mm long ....................... Neomarica floscella

- Large herbs, 80–200 cm tall; leaves matt green, never shiny; flowers 8–10 cm in diameter; ovary 1–1.3 cm long; outer tepals with apical two-thirds predominantly purple, violet, blue, bluish (sometimes speckled with violet spots), pale lilac spots; reproductive column 2–2.3 cm long ............................................................................................... Neomarica sabinei