Liliaceae
Fritillaria

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

Heterotypic Synonyms

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 Vakfı. Nezahat Gökyi˘git 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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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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 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 2023. 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