Calochortus venustus

Calochortus venustus

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 venustus

Name

Calochortus venustus Douglas ex Benth., Trans. Hort. Soc. London, ser. 2, 1: 412 (1834 publ. 1835)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mariposa venusta (Douglas ex Benth.) Hoover, Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 2 (1944)
• Heterotypic
  • Calochortus venustus var. roseus Reuthe, Gartenflora 35: 116 (1866)
  • Calochortus venustus var. purpureus Baker, Gard. Chron., n.s., 8: 72 (1877)
  • Calochortus venustus var. purpurascens S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 266 (1879)
  • Calochortus venustus var. oculatus Tubergen, Wholesale Cat. Flowerroots 1892: 13 (1892)
  • Calochortus venustus pictus Wallace, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 18: 14 (1895)
  • Calochortus venustus var. pictus (Wallace) Purdy & L.H.Bailey in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 221 (1900)
  • Calochortus venustus var. sanguineus Purdy & L.H.Bailey in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 221 (1900)
  • Calochortus venustus var. eldorado Purdy, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 2: 141 (1901)
  • Calochortus venustus var. sulphureus Purdy, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 2: 141 (1901)
  • Calochortus venustus var. caroli Cockerell, Nature 67: 235 (1903)
  • Calochortus venustus var. superbus L.H.Bailey & E.Z.Bailey, Hortus: 113 (1930)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America 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): 412, pl. 15, f. 3.

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. 2015. Calochortus venustus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Mar. 15. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Calochortus venustus in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Mar. 15.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Calochortus venustus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Mar. 2015.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Calochortus venustus. Published online. Accessed: 15. Mar. 2015.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Schmetterlings-Mormonentulpe
English: Butterfly mariposa lily
русский: Калохортус прекрасный

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