Fritillaria walujewii is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Xinjiang Province in western China.[1]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Fritillaria |
Species: | F. walujewii
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Binomial name | |
Fritillaria walujewii | |
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It is a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial up to 50 cm tall. The flowers are hanging, bell-shaped, usually dark purple with white or darker purple markings but sometimes pale green.[2][3][4]
The species is named in honor of P.A. von Walujew, one-time Russian Imperial Minister of the Interior.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 130 新疆贝母 xin jiang bei mu Fritillaria walujewii Regel, Gartenflora. 28: 353. 1879.
- ^ a b Regel, Eduard August von 1879. Gartenflora 28: 353 description in Latin, commentary and etymological dedication in German
- ^ Regel, Eduard August von 1879. Gartenflora 28: plate 933 full-page color illustration of Fritillaria walujewii
External links
edit- Pacific Bulb Society, Asian Fritillaria Four photos of several species including Fritillaria walujewii