Liliaceae
Tulipa

Tulipa lanata Regel

First published in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 8: 647 (1884)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to Central Asia and W. Himalaya. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Christenhusz, M.J.M., Govaerts, R., David, J.C., Hall, T., Borland, K., Roberts, P.S., Tuomisto, A., Buerki, S., Chase, M.W. & Fay, M.F. (2013). Tiptoe through the tulips - cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172: 280-328.
  • Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 1: 1-606. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
  • Everett, D. (2013). The genus Tulipa Tulips of the world: 1-380. Kew publishing, Kew.
  • Hall, A.D. (1940). The Genus Tulipa: 1-171. The Royal Horticultural Society, London.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Merkodovich, N.A. (ed.) (1941). Flora Uzbekistana 1: 1-566. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 2: 1-454. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Rechinger, K.H., Browicz, K., Persson, K. & Wendelbo, P. (1990). Flora Iranica 165: 1-194. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Singh, N.P. & Sanjappa, M. (eds.) (2006). Alliaceae, Liliaceae, Trilliaceae & Uvulariaceae. Fascicles of Flora of India 23: 1-134. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Zonneveld, B.J.M. (2009). The systematic value of nuclear genome size for "all" species of Tulipa L. (Liliaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 281: 217-245.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Merkodovich, N.A. (ed.) (1941). Flora Uzbekistana 1: 1-566. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Rechinger, K.H., Browicz, K., Persson, K. & Wendelbo, P. (1990). Flora Iranica 165: 1-194. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Singh, N.P. & Sanjappa, M. (eds.) (2006). Alliaceae, Liliaceae, Trilliaceae & Uvulariaceae. Fascicles of Flora of India 23: 1-134. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[J. R. S.] [s.n.] Afghanistan K003946138 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003947065 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003947275 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003947069 Yes
Carter, J.E. [48] Afghanistan K003946143 No
Fedtschenko, B.A. [400] K003946651 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003947071 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003947067 Yes
Tubergen [s.n.] Kazakhstan K003946650 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003947068 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003947273 No
[Wathen] [71] India K003947062 Yes
Kaul, A.K. [1] India K003947064 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003947070 Yes
s.coll. [93] K003946654 No
[J. R. S.] [s.n.] Afghanistan K003946140 No
Hay, W.R. [43] Afghanistan K003946139 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Uzbekistan K003946653 No
Kohli, P.N. [47] India K003947063 Yes
Coventry, B.O. [1459] India K003947061 Yes
Carter, J.E. [48] Afghanistan K003946142 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003947066 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003946655 No

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 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