Colchicaceae
Colchicum

Colchicum bivonae Guss.

First published in Cat. Pl. Hort. Boccadifalco: 4 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sicilia to NW. Türkiye. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna, Sicilia, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barina, Z., Pifkó, D. & Mesterházy, A. (2011). Contributions to the flora of Albania, 3. Willdenowia 41: 329-339.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Ekşi, G., Güner, I. & Çimen, A.Ö. (eds.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Türkiye) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit. Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul.
  • 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

  • Barina, Z., Pifkó, D. & Mesterházy, A. (2011). Contributions to the flora of Albania, 3. Willdenowia 41: 329-339.
  • 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?
Ruffier-Lanche, R. [64-182] Greece K002373323 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [1785] Greece K002373321 Yes
D. D. [Chesterman] [86] Greece K002373325 Yes
Sintenis [1865] Greece K002373332 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [48] Greece K002373316 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K002373310 Yes
Persson [552] Greece K002373318 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002373308 Yes
Vine, R.S. [103] Greece K002373327 Yes
Parlatore [s.n.] Italy K002373301 Yes
Baytop, A. [ISTE 32340] Türkiye K002374068 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [9502] Türkiye K002374075 Yes
s.coll. [316B] Greece K002373320 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Greece K002373314 Yes
King, A. [s.n.] Italy K002373304 Yes
Heldreich [s.n.] Greece K002373311 Yes
Cobham, G. [107] Türkiye K002374071 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [316 A] Greece K002373333 Yes
Sintenis, P.; Bornmüller, J. [1504] Greece K002373329 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002373306 Yes
Persson, K. [552] Greece K002373317 Yes
s.coll. [H 3060] Greece K002373326 Yes
Goulimy, C.N. [10] Greece K002373309 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1865] Greece K002373330 Yes
King, A. [s.n.] Italy K002373305 Yes
Goulimy [1] Greece K002373319 Yes
s.coll. [805] Greece K002373312 Yes
Tanker, N. [7863] Türkiye K002374069 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K002373328 Yes
Chick, H.G. [10] Greece K002373324 Yes
Taylor, G. [s.n.] Greece K002373322 Yes
[M. Ogilvie-Grant] [s.n.] K002374073 Yes
Heldreich [s.n.] Greece K002373313 Yes
Sintenis, P.; Bornmüller, J. [1504] Greece K002373331 Yes
Goulimy, C.N. [602] Greece K002373315 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [5138] Greece K002373334 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [4050] Türkiye K002374074 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002373302 Yes
{Mathews; Tomlinson} [4018] North Macedonia K002373303 Yes
[M. Oyiwie - Grant] [s.n.] K002374072 Yes
Goulimy, C.N. [s.n] Greece Colchicum bowlesianum K002373335 Yes
Taylor, G. [s.n.] Greece Colchicum bowlesianum K002373340 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Colchicum bowlesianum K002373337 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece Colchicum bowlesianum K002373336 Yes
Bowles, E.A. [s.n.] Greece Colchicum bowlesianum K000464114 Type Yes
Guichard, K.M. [Gr/6/60] Greece Colchicum bowlesianum K002373338 Yes
s.coll. [3] Greece Colchicum bowlesianum K002373339 Yes
s.coll. [5] Greece Colchicum sibthorpii K002373285 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [s.n.] Greece Colchicum sibthorpii K002373287 Yes
Bowles, E.A. [s.n.] Greece Colchicum sibthorpii K002373284 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [5138] Greece Colchicum sibthorpii K002373291 Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H.von [s.n.] Greece Colchicum sibthorpii K000464134 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece Colchicum sibthorpii K002373286 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [M 5138] Greece Colchicum sibthorpii K002373292 Yes
Bristol [s.n.] Greece Colchicum sibthorpii K002373293 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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