Colchicaceae
Colchicum

Colchicum boissieri Orph.

First published in Atti Congr. Int. Bot. Firenze 1874: 31 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Greece to W. & SW. Türkiye. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Aegean Is., Greece, Turkey

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Persson, K. (2005 publ 2006). A new Turkish s[ecies of Colchicum (Colchicaceae) related to C. boissieri. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 62: 181-192.
  • Persson, K. (2007). Nomenclatural synopsis of the genus Colchicum (Colchicaceae), with some new species and combinations. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 127: 165-242.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Persson, K. (2005 publ 2006). A new Turkish s[ecies of Colchicum (Colchicaceae) related to C. boissieri. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 62: 181-192.
  • Persson, K. (2007). Nomenclatural synopsis of the genus Colchicum (Colchicaceae), with some new species and combinations. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 127: 165-242.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 25, 1981 Whitall, E. [s.n.] Turkey K000464148 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Turkey K000464149 Type Yes
Davis, P. [K.2449] Greece K002372923 Yes
Thompson, Mrs H.P. [s.n.] Greece K002372922 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

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