Tulipa suaveolens Roth

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 suaveolens Roth , Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 10: 44 (1794).

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Type.

Kazakhstan • ‘ Deserta Caspica’ , Pallas (neotype BM!) [neotype designated by Christenhusz et al. 2013: 320] .

General distribution.

Kazakhstan, Krym, North Caucasus, and Transcaucasus ( POWO 2024).

Distribution in Kazakhstan and habitat.

Aktobe, Turgay, Bukeev, Emba, Mugojary, Caspian region, Syrt, Tobol-Ishim, Western Upland, Aral region, and Ulytau. This species grows on steppe and semi-desert areas.

Conservation status.

The IUCN conservation status of this species has not yet been assessed. It is included in the Red Book of Kazakhstan (Category III).

Phenology.

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

Notes.

This species is usually reported under T. schrenkii Regel , which was first described from the Yesil River valley in 1873. However, the older name T. suaveolens takes precedence ( Christenhusz et al. 2013). Christenhusz et al. (2013) provided lectotyping of T. suaveolens from a specimen collected in the wild, securing the name for wild plants. In Kazakhstan, this species is found in the Caspian region to the Eastern Shallow Basin and from the northern borders of the country to the northern part of Mangystau ( Ivashchenko and Belyalov 2019).

Figures

Figure 39. Tulipa suaveolens in Kazakhstan A, B general habits C flowers showing color variation of the species D tepals of two different color morphs E gynoecium F stamens G bulb and bulb sheath. (Photos: A – G by S. Kubentayev).