Colchicum szovitsii subsp. brachyphyllum, synonym Colchicum brachyphyllum, is a subspecies of Colchicum szovitsii.
Colchicum szovitsii subsp. brachyphyllum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Colchicaceae |
Genus: | Colchicum |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. s. subsp. brachyphyllum
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Trinomial name | |
Colchicum szovitsii subsp. brachyphyllum | |
Synonyms | |
Nomenclature
editThe subspecies name hrachyphyllum is formed from the Greek brakhus, short, and phullon leaf.[citation needed]
Characteristics
editIt is a perennial. Its corm is oval and 1–2 cm long. Its leaves are short at flowering time, eventually reaching 12 cm long over 2.5–3 cm wide, slightly undulate. Its flowers are numerous, white, pinkish white, or regular pink; tube rather thick. Its tepals are elliptico-lanceolate, lengthily tapered at base, more briefly at the apex, 2–3 cm long, 3–6 mm wide. Its stamens have brown anthers and filaments thickened at the base.[citation needed]
Seasonality
editThe plant flowers from January to June.[citation needed]
Range and habitat
editThe plant grows in Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. It grows abundantly near the melting snow of the middle and upper mountains of the Beqaa Valley.[citation needed]
References
editExternal links
edit- Mustapha, Nehmeh (1978). Wild flowers of Lebanon. National Council for Scientific Research. OCLC 473460769.
- Tohmé, Georges; Tohmé, Henriette (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon. National Council for Scientific Research. ISBN 978-9953-0-2890-3.