Liliaceae
Tulipa

Tulipa saxatilis Sieber ex Spreng.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 63 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Aegean Islands to SW. Türkiye. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Aegean Is., Kriti, Türkey

Introduced into:

France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Eker, I., Babaç, M.T. & Koyuncu, M. (2014). Revision of the genus Tulipa L. (Liliaceae) in Turkey. Phytotaxa 157: 1-112.
  • Everett, D. (2013). The genus Tulipa Tulips of the world: 1-380. Kew publishing, Kew.
  • Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Ekşi, G., Güner, I. & Çimen, A.Ö. (eds.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Türkiye) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit. Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ogilvie-Grant, M. [14] Greece K003945013 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003945011 No
[J. B. Sandwith]; [H. B. M. Consrl] [s.n.] K003945010 No
Baytop, T. [ISTE46096] Türkiye K003945628 Yes
Barclay, C. [3008] Greece K003945015 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K000900766 Unknown Type Material Yes
Verdcourt [5543] K003947327 No
Baytop, T. [ISTE46088] Türkiye K003945627 Yes
Whittall [833] Türkiye K003945626 Yes
Baker, G.P. [s.n.] Greece K003945014 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K003945045 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003945046 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003945048 No
Goulimy, C.N. [15] Greece K003945012 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K000900765 Unknown Type Material Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] K003945047 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003945049 No
Strauss, T. [59] Iran K003945629 Yes
Synge, P.M. [PS/CR12] Greece K003945050 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece Tulipa bakeri K003945019 No
Atchley, S.C. [1242] Greece Tulipa bakeri K003945023 No
[Robert-Seaby] [s.n.] Greece Tulipa bakeri K003945020 No
Raven, J. [s.n.] Greece Tulipa bakeri K003945016 No
Greece Tulipa bakeri K001767086 No
Gandoger, M. [5880] Greece Tulipa bakeri K000900760 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.J. [180] Greece Tulipa bakeri K003945024 No
Leonis, C. [148] Greece Tulipa bakeri K003945022 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece Tulipa bakeri K003945018 No
Baker, G.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom Tulipa bakeri K000900770 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baker, G.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom Tulipa bakeri K000400294 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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