Colchicum szovitsii subsp. brachyphyllum
Colchicum szovitsii subsp. brachyphyllum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Colchicaceae |
Genus: | Colchicum |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. s. subsp. brachyphyllum |
Trinomial name | |
Colchicum szovitsii subsp. brachyphyllum | |
Synonyms | |
Colchicum szovitsii subsp. brachyphyllum, synonym Colchicum brachyphyllum, is a subspecies of Colchicum szovitsii.
Nomenclature
[edit]The subspecies name hrachyphyllum is formed from the Greek brakhus, short, and phullon leaf.[citation needed]
Characteristics
[edit]It is a perennial. Its corm is oval and 1–2 cm long. Its leaves are short at flowering time, eventually reaching 12 cm long over 2.5–3 cm wide, slightly undulate. Its flowers are numerous, white, pinkish white, or regular pink; tube rather thick. Its tepals are elliptico-lanceolate, lengthily tapered at base, more briefly at the apex, 2–3 cm long, 3–6 mm wide. Its stamens have brown anthers and filaments thickened at the base.[citation needed]
Seasonality
[edit]The plant flowers from January to June.[citation needed]
Range and habitat
[edit]The plant grows in Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. It grows abundantly near the melting snow of the middle and upper mountains of the Beqaa Valley.[citation needed]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Mustapha, Nehmeh (1978). Wild flowers of Lebanon. National Council for Scientific Research. OCLC 473460769.
- Tohmé, Georges; Tohmé, Henriette (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon. National Council for Scientific Research. ISBN 978-9953-0-2890-3.