Colchicaceae
Colchicum

Colchicum montanum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 342 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Iberian Peninsula to S. Pyrenees. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

France, Portugal, Spain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Bulbocodium verum.]
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press. [Cited as Bulbocodium vernum.]

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?
Bordère [s.n.] France K002372817 Yes
[Borcleue] [s.n.] France K002372810 Yes
[P. Bordère]; Huter [s.n.] France K002372821 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K002372838 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France K002372820 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002372814 Yes
[Aneone] [s.n.] France K001739203 Yes
Reverchon, E. [s.n.] France K002372825 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] Portugal K002372846 Yes
s.coll. [148] France K002372806 Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [384] Portugal K002372839 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France K002372819 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002372805 Yes
Maw, G. [s.n.] Portugal K002372844 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France K002372818 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002372807 Yes
Meinertzhagen, R. [s.n.] France K002372801 Yes
[Bondere] [s.n.] France K002372804 Yes
s.coll. [357] Spain K002372837 Yes
Giuseppi, P.L. [9] Spain K002372824 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002372815 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Matthew, J.R.; Reilly, L.A.M. [349] France K002372809 Yes
F & H [122] Spain K002372827 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K002372841 Yes
Marquand, C.V.B. [8951] Spain K002372835 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002372826 Yes
Lange, J. [s.n.] Spain K002372836 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002372803 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002372813 Yes
Ex Herb. D. Bonnet [s.n.] France K002372808 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] Spain K002372843 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002372840 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France K002372811 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France K002372822 Yes
Maw, G. [s.n.] Portugal K002372845 Yes
Lapeyr. [s.n.] France K002372816 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002372802 Yes
Crook, H.; Crook, M. [C3310] Spain K002372833 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002372812 Yes
[Lautares] [s.n.] Spain K002372823 Yes
Leresche [s.n.] Spain K002372829 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Spain K002372842 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images