Calochortus splendens

Calochortus splendens

Calochortus splendens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Liliaceae
Subfamilia: Calochortoideae
Genus: Calochortus
Species: Calochortus splendens

Name

Calochortus splendens Douglas ex Benth., Trans. Hort. Soc. London, ser. 2, 1: 411 (1834 publ. 1835)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mariposa splendens (Douglas ex Benth.) Hoover, Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 2 (1944)
• Heterotypic
  • Calochortus splendens atroviolaceus Wallace, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 18: 14 (1895)
  • Calochortus splendens var. atroviolaceus (Wallace) Purdy & L.H.Bailey in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 221 (1900)
  • Calochortus splendens var. ruber Purdy & L.H.Bailey in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 221 (1900)
  • Calochortus splendens var. major Purdy, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 2: 143 (1901)
  • Calochortus davidsonianus Abrams, Ill. Fl. Pacific States 1: 441 (1923)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Douglas, D. 1835. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London ser. 2 1(5): 411–412, pl. 15, f. A.

Additional references

• Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R. (2007). Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives: 1-232. Timber press, Inc. Portland, U.S.A.
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Calochortus splendens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Calochortus splendens. 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 July 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Calochortus splendens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 July 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Calochortus splendens. Published online. Accessed: July 20 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Glänzende Mormonentulpe
English: Splendid mariposa lily
中文: 辉花仙灯

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