Fritillaria acmopetala
Fritillaria acmopetala | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Fritillaria |
Species: | F. acmopetala
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Binomial name | |
Fritillaria acmopetala Boiss. 1846 not Baker 1877[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Fritillaria acmopetala, the pointed-petal fritillary,
Description
Fritillaria acmopetala is a
There are two subspecies, Fritillaria acmopetala ssp. acmopetala and Fritillaria acmopetala ssp. wendelboi. The latter has broader leaves and is restricted to Southern Turkey[7]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in northern Cyprus, southern Turkey (Lycia to Cilicia) and the Nur Dağları of the Hatay Province, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine.[8][9] It inhabits the maquis, open woodland and cornfields. The subspecies Fritillaria acmopetala ssp. Wendelboi grows in cedar woodland at higher altitudes.[10] In Cyprus, it grows in cornfields and under olive trees in the Girne-district, in the villages of Karaman and Edremit.[11]
Cultivation
The plant was introduced into cultivation in 1874.[6] It needs well-draining, fertile soil, like most fritillaries. The bulbs should be planted 10 cm (3.9 in) deep. In Britain, it flowers in early April and is fully hardy.[6] This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
It is susceptible to predation by the red lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii) and can suffer from lily disease caused by the plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis elliptica.[3]
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Bulb
References
- ^ "Tropicos, search for Fritillaria acmopetala". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ^ "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, synonym list for Fritillaria acmopetala subsp. acmopetala". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ^ a b c "Fritillaria acmopetala". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Bou Khater, M. (2010). "Espèce: Fritillaria acmopetala Boiss". Lebanon Flora. Faculté des sciences Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ Boissier, Pierre Edmond. 1846. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium novarum. Lipsiae ser. 1, 7: 104. According to Pavord, the inside is green
- ^ a b c Anna Pavord, Bulb. London, Mitchell Beazley 2009, 210
- ^ Peter Sheasby, Bulbous plants of Turkey and Iran. Oxford, Information Press 2007, 119
- ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, name overview, Fritillaria acmopetala Boiss". Archived from the original on 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
- ^ Peter Sheasby, Bulbous plants of Turkey and Iran. Eynsham/Oxford, Information Press 2007, 119
- ^ A. K. Jackson, W. B. Turrill, On the Flora of the Nearer East: XIX. Additions, etc., to the Flora of Cyprus. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Royal Gardens, Kew 1938/10, 467, Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4113450 Archived 2017-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Fritillaria icones Illustration