Fritillaria persica L.
First published in Sp. Pl.: 304 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Türkiye to Iran and Israel. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Fritillaria nobilis Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 236 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Theresia persica (L.) K.Koch in Linnaea 22: 233 (1849)
- Tozzettia persica (L.) Parl. in Nuov. Gen. Sp. Monocot.: 13 (1854)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Fritillaria arabica Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 291 (1919 publ. 1920)
- Fritillaria eggeri Bornm. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 27: 340 (1930)
- Fritillaria libanotica (Boiss.) Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 270 (1874)
- Theresia libanotica Boiss. in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 20 (1854)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
- Güner, A. (ed.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakf?/Nezahat Gökyi?it Botanik Bahçesi, Istambul.
- Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Teksen, M. & Aytaç, Z. (2011). The revision of the genus Fritillaria L. (Liliaceae) in the Mediterranean region (Turkey). Turkish Journal of Botany 35: 447-478.
- Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1985). Flora of Iraq 8: 1-440. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritillaria libanotica | 2445.000 | Unknown type material | No | ||
| Davis, P.H. [26024], Turkey | Fritillaria libanotica | 32268.000 | No | ||
| Roth, R.J. [s.n.], Jordan | Fritillaria libanotica | K000900875 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images