Colchicaceae
Colchicum

Colchicum chalcedonicum Azn.

First published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 44: 174 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Greece to W. Türkiye. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Greece, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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?
Mathew, B.F. [6989B] Greece K002373359 Yes
Wiedemann [s.n.] Türkiye K002373360 Yes
Goulimy, C.N. [s.n.] Greece K002373357 Yes
Goulimy, C. [s.n.] Greece K002373358 Yes
Baytop, A. [10587] Türkiye K002373361 Yes
Baytop, A. [10587] Türkiye K002374120 Yes
Persson, K. [521] Türkiye K000464122 Isotype Yes
Persson, K. [521] Türkiye K000464123 Type Yes

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/

  • 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

    • 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 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0