[3] In 2005, based on molecular DNA sequence evidence, Belamcanda chinensis, the sole species in the genus Belamcanda, was transferred to the genus Iris and renamed Iris domestica.

[3] It has 3-5-stems and 8–14 leaves per stem growing in a fan, with flowers ascending proximally having orange-red scattered spots of darker pigment, blooming during summer.

In the wild, it grows in grasslands, pastures, forest clearings, meadows, and mountainous regions or shrublands.

The plant is native to Eastern Asia and has been cultivated worldwide in subtropical and temperate climates.

[3] I. domestica is a common ornamental plant in private and public gardens, zoos, and floral displays.