Tulipa altaica Pall. ex Spreng.

Kubentayev, Serik A., Baasanmunkh, Shukherdorj, Alibekov, Daniyar T., Tojibaev, Komiljon Sh., Nyamgerel, Nudkhuu, Ivashchenko, Anna A., Tsegmed, Zagarjav, Epiktetov, Vladimir G., Sitpayeva, Gulnara T., Izbastina, Klara S., Idrissova, Zhansaya T., Mukhtubayeva, Saule K., Abubakirova, Nurganym B., Gil, Hee-Young & Choi, Hyeok Jae, 2024, Revisiting the genus Tulipa (Liliaceae) in Kazakhstan, the country with the richest tulip diversity worldwide, PhytoKeys 250, pp. 95-163 : 95-163

Tulipa altaica Pall. ex Spreng. , Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 63 (1825).

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Type.

• ‘ Mons Imaus’ Pallas (not located). Neotype: Ledebour, Ic. Pl. Ross. 2: t. 134 (1830) [designated by Christenhusz et al. 2013: 304].

General distribution.

China (Xinjiang), Kazakhstan and Russia (Altai, west Siberia) ( POWO 2024).

Distribution in Kazakhstan and habitat.

Altai, Betpak-Dala, Eastern Upland, Tarbagatai, Western Upland, and Zaysan. This species grows on stony slopes of low mountains and steppe areas at the foot of mountains, as well as among shrubs on rubbly slopes.

Conservation status.

Tulipa altaica is assessed as least concern at the global level ( IUCN 2024).

Phenology.

Flowering in April – May; fruiting in May – June.

Notes.

This species was first collected by P. S. Pallas in Altai (Mount Imaus) in the late 18 th century. However, it was first described in 1825 by the German botanist Kurt Sprengel ( Ivashchenko and Belyalov 2019). In the past, this species was recorded only in the Bektauata Mountain, Eastern Upland of Kazakhstan ( Ivashchenko and Belyalov 2019; Kupriyanov 2020). In this study, however, a new location was found in the Kokshetau Mountains (Karamysheva s. n. LE), Western Upland of Kazakhstan, which significantly extended its distribution range.

Figures

Figure 7. Tulipa altaica in Kazakhstan A general habits B general appearance C, D flowers E tepals F gynoecium G stamens H bulb I bulb sheath. (Photos: A – I by S. Kubentayev).