Colchicum variegatum

Colchicum variegatum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Colchicaceae
Tribus: Colchiceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species: Colchicum variegatum

Name

Colchicum variegatum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 342. 1753.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Colchicum tessellatum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 236. 1796, nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Colchicum tessulatum Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 4. 1768.
  • Colchicum chionense Haw. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 139. 1843
  • Colchicum parkinsonii Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 100: t. 6090. 1874.
  • Colchicum variegatum subsp. parkinsonii (Hook.f.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 189. 1890
  • Colchicum variegatum f. decolorans P.Candargy, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 44: 449. 1897.
  • Colchicum variegatum var. desii Pamp., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 33: 21. 1926.

Homonyms

• Colchicum variegatum Biv., nom. illeg. = Colchicum bivonae Guss.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 342. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Colchicum variegatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Aug. 10. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Colchicum variegatum in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Aug. 10.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Colchicum variegatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Aug. 2015.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Colchicum variegatum. Published online. Accessed: 10. Aug. 2015.
• The Plant List 2013. Colchicum variegatum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Aug. 10.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Colchicum variegatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

العربية: لحلاح مبرقش
azərbaycanca: Əlvan vaxtsızçiçək
Deutsch: Späte Schachbrett-Herbstzeitlose

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