Liliaceae
Calochortus

Calochortus purpureus (Kunth) Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 308 (1874)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1994). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(3): 1-74. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • 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): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1994). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(3): 1-74. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ghiesbreght, M. [94] Mexico K000481259 No
Arsène, B.G. [5581] Mexico K000481256 No
Arsène, B.G. [2878] Mexico K000481255 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002886645 Yes
Bourgeau, M. [657] Mexico K000458529 No
Klaboch, E. [53] Mexico K000481263 No
Palmer, E. [338] Mexico K000458532 No
Ghiesbreght, M. [s.n.] Mexico K000458530 No
Galeotti, H. [5513] Mexico K000481262 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pringle, C.G. [2329] Mexico K000458531 No
Horsman, M. [s.n.] Mexico K000458527 No
Graham [364] Mexico K000458528 No
Arsène, B.G. [5581] Mexico K000481257 No
Arsène, B.G. [5581] Mexico K000481258 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002886644 Yes
Galeotti, H. [5512] Mexico K000481261 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pringle, C.G. [13223] Mexico K000481264 No
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Lester, R.N. [1536] Mexico K000481265 No
Rose, J.N. [2589] Mexico K000458533 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002886643 Yes
s.coll. [485] Mexico K002886596 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [4028] Mexico K000458526 No
H [13157] Mexico K000481260 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0