Calochortus elegans

Calochortus elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Liliaceae
Subfamilia: Calochortoideae
Genus: Calochortus
Sectio: C. sect. Calochortus
Subsectio: Calochortus subsect. Calochortus
Species: Calochortus elegans
Varietates: C. e. var. elegans – C. e. var. nanus – C. e. var. selwayensis

Name

Calochortus elegans Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 240 (1814)

• Type species:

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cyclobothra elegans (Pursh) Benth., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 20: t. 1662 (1835)

Homonym

• Calochortus elegans Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 305 (1875), nom. illeg. vide: Calochortus tolmiei Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy.: 398 (1840)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pursh, F.T. 1814. Flora Americae Septentrionalis; or, a Systematic Arrangement and Description of the Plants of North America 1: 240.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Calochortus elegans. Accessed: 2022 May 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Calochortus elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 17. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Calochortus elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Calochortus elegans. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Calochortus elegans. Published online. Accessed: 17 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Calochortus elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 May 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Elegant mariposa lily
മലയാളം: കലോകോർട്ടസ് എലിഗൻസ

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