Asparagaceae
Scilla
Scilla siberica

Scilla siberica subsp. caucasica (Miscz.) Mordak

First published in Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 56: 1450 (1971)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Transcaucasus to NW. Iran. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iran, Iraq, Transcaucasus

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Rechinger, K.H., Browicz, K., Persson, K. & Wendelbo, P. (1990). Flora Iranica 165: 1-194. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1985). Flora of Iraq 8: 1-440. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae. [Cited as Scilla caucasica.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Rechinger, K.H., Browicz, K., Persson, K. & Wendelbo, P. (1990). Flora Iranica 165: 1-194. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Stainton [8166] Türkiye K002790806 Yes
{Boswell, C.; Wheeler, R.; Haines} [W1042] Iraq K002790808 Yes
Polunin, O. [5066] Iraq K002790809 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Tomlinson, A.J. [4362] Türkiye K002790807 Yes
s.coll. [1819] Armenia K002790800 Yes
Stainton [8241] Türkiye K002790805 Yes
s.coll. [1819] Armenia K002790799 Yes
[Wm Baron] [2188] Türkiye K002790804 Yes
Polunin, O. [5066] Iraq K002790810 Yes
Shahwani, A. [25246] Iraq K002790813 Yes
Poore, M.E.D. [412] Iraq K002790812 Yes
Poore, M.E.D. [298] Iraq K002790811 Yes
Shahwani, A. [25250] Iraq K002790814 Yes
Smith, L. [6214] Iraq K002790815 Yes
s.coll. [1841] Armenia K002790801 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran Scilla caucasica K002790878 Yes
[illegible] [822] Armenia Scilla caucasica K002790872 Yes
[H. Mordak] [860] Scilla caucasica K002790875 Yes
Manakyan, V. [s.n.] Armenia Scilla caucasica K002790873 Yes
[L. Pilliphs]. [s.n.] Iran Scilla caucasica K002790877 Yes
Mordak, H. [s.n.] Scilla caucasica K002790876 Yes
[illegible] [1757] Armenia Scilla caucasica K002790874 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran Scilla caucasica K002790879 Yes

Sources

  • 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.
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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