Colchicaceae
Colchicum

Colchicum serpentinum Woronow ex Miscz.

First published in Fl. Caucas. Crit. 3(4): 114 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Türkiye. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Komarov, V.L. (ed.) (1935). Flora SSSR 4: 1-586. Izdatel'stov Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad.
  • Persson, K. (2007). Nomenclatural synopsis of the genus Colchicum (Colchicaceae), with some new species and combinations. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 127: 165-242.
  • Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon, ed. 2: 1-610. CNRS Publication.

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.
  • Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon, ed. 2: 1-610. CNRS Publication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Forbes [514] K002373598 Yes
[J. Allison]; [P. Ball] [ABB77/7] Türkiye K002373597 Yes
[J. Allison] [ABS/28] Türkiye K002373596 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [6] Türkiye K002373599 Yes
Gaillardot, C. [1768] Syria Colchicum tauri K002373587 Yes
Manissadjian [580] Syria Colchicum tauri K002373589 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Syria Colchicum tauri K002373594 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [924] Syria Colchicum tauri K002373590 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [924a] Syria Colchicum tauri K002373591 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Syria Colchicum tauri K002373593 Yes
Davis, P. [273-45] Jordan Colchicum tauri K002373592 Yes
West, W. [17] Syria Colchicum tauri K002373588 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.
    • 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 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