Tulipa montana
Tulipa montana | |
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Tulipa montana here labeled as Tulipa wilsoniana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Tulipa |
Species: | T. montana
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Binomial name | |
Tulipa montana Lindl.[1] | |
Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Tulipa montana is a species of
Richard Wilford in his 2006 published book "Tulips" writes "This really is one of the most alluring of the smaller tulip species".[6]
Description
T. montana is a low-growing perennial bulb,[7] and it can reach up to 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tall.[8][9]
It has glaucous leaves,[7] then blooms in early spring,[6] or early summer,[10] in April,[8] or as late as July (in America).[9]
It has cup-shaped flowers,
Taxonomy
The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[12]
It was first found in Persia in 1826,[9] and then published and described by John Lindley in The Botanical Register (Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment),[13] Vol.13 on page 1106 in 1827.[3][14]
Distribution and habitat
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Range
It is found in the mountains of Iran,[6] and Iraq,[7] around the Caspian Sea.[11]
References
- ^ Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1106 (1828)
- ^ a b "Tulipa montana Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Tulipa montana Lindl". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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- ISBN 9780830410095.
- ^ a b c d e "TULIPA MONTANA SEEDS - Plant World Seeds". www.plant-world-seeds.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tulipa montana (15) mountain tulip". rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b "TULIPA MONTANA". Cotswold Garden Flowers. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d John Marius Wilson (editor) The Rural Cyclopedia: Or a General Dictionary of Agriculture, and Arts, Sciences, Instruments, and Practice, necessary to the farmer, stockfarmer, gardener, forester, landsteward, farrier, &c. Volume 4 (1849), p. 498, at Google Books
- ^ a b "Species Tulip, Montana Tulip, Mountain Tulip". davesgarden.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Pacific Bulb Society | Tulipa Species Three". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books
- ^ "Tulipa montana | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Taxon: Tulipa montana Lindl". tn-grin.nat.tn. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
Sources
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 (Vara kulturvaxt namn)
- Christenhusz, M. J. M. et al. 2013. Tiptoe through the tulips – cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae) Bot. * J. Linn. Soc. 172:317.
- Raamsdonk, L. W. D. van & T. de Vries 1995. Species relationships and taxonomy in Tulipa subg. Tulipa (Liliaceae) Pl. Syst. Evol. 195:37.
- Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963- (F Iran)
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986- (Eur Gard F)