Colchicaceae
Colchicum

Colchicum schimperi Janka ex Stef.

First published in Sborn. B'lghar. Akad. Nauk 22: 31 (1926)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Egypt to Syria and Arabian Peninsula. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Grey-Wilson, C., Leeds, R. & Rolfe, R. (2020). Colchicum. The complete guide: 1-576. RHS Media.
  • Persson, K. (1992). Flora Iranica 170: 1-40. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Persson, K. (2007). Nomenclatural synopsis of the genus Colchicum (Colchicaceae), with some new species and combinations. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 127: 165-242.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Persson, K. (2007). Nomenclatural synopsis of the genus Colchicum (Colchicaceae), with some new species and combinations. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 127: 165-242.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Collenette, I.S. [8510] Saudi Arabia K002373583 Yes
s.coll. [57] K002373582 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2690] Egypt K002373581 Yes
Davis, P.H. [8050] Egypt K002373578 Yes
Biggs, H.E.J. [13032] Iran K002373579 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [8471] Saudi Arabia K002373585 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [8478] Saudi Arabia K002373584 Yes
Biggs, H.E.J. [13032] Iran K002373580 Yes
Collenette, S. [72-200] Saudi Arabia K002373586 Yes
Chakravarty; Rawi [29768] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374237 Yes
Barkley, E.; Barkley, F.A. [6278] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374254 Yes
Barkley, F.A.; Brahim, M. [6618] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374243 Yes
s.coll. [5] Iran Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374262 Yes
{Botany Staff} [41614] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374248 Yes
[W1386] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002373476 Yes
Issac, J.; Matti, Y. [305] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374245 Yes
{Rawi; Hamada} [33189] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374269 Yes
Barkley, E.; Barkley, F.A.; Mati, Y. [6278] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374267 Yes
Al-Kaisi [48677] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374259 Yes
Matti, Y.; Makki, M. [356B] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374239 Yes
{Rawi; Hamada} [33188] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374268 Yes
Al-Kaisi [44180] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374263 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374251 Yes
Al-Ani, H.A.; Aoraha, D. [9388] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374252 Yes
{Guest; Rawi; Recking} [19406] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374238 Yes
[10653] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002373474 Yes
[kaf] [19950] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374253 Yes
Barkley, F.A.; Al-Ani, H.A.; Mati, Y. [6853] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374264 Yes
Hamed, H. [39152] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374249 Yes
Al-Ani, H.A.; Aoraha, D. [9389] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374255 Yes
Rawi; Khalib; Alizzi [32805] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374246 Yes
[s.n.] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002373475 Yes
Biggs, H.E.J. [13032] Iran Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374261 Yes
[Air Van Marshal] Ludlow-Hewitt [445] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374265 Yes
Barkley, F.A.; Salman, W.; Ishaq, J. [6852] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374256 Yes
Guest; Rawi; Rechinger [19464] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374247 Yes
Rawi, A.; Alamada [33522] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374242 Yes
Omar, S.; Al-Kaisi [44365] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374250 Yes
Al-Kaisi [48677] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374258 Yes
{Yalda; Buthaina} [33237] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374240 Yes
Rawi; Gillett [6416] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374244 Yes
Ludlow-Hewitt, A.V.M. [1068] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374266 Yes
Ludlow-Hewitt, A.V.M. [1676] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374270 Yes
Barkley, F.A.; Abbas, H. [6223] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374236 Yes
Rawi; Gillett [6917] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374241 Yes
Omar, S.; Al-Kaisi; Hamad, K.; Hamad, H. [44573] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374260 Yes
Barkley; Selman, W.; Ishaq, J. [33238] Iraq Colchicum deserti-syriaci K002374257 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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