Tulipa hissarica Popov & Vved.

Tojibaev, Komiljon, Dekhkonov, Davron, Ergashov, Ibrokhimjon, Sun, Hang, Deng, Tao & Yusupov, Ziyoviddin, 2022, The synopsis of the genus Tulipa (Liliaceae) in Uzbekistan, Phytotaxa 573 (2), pp. 163-214 : 185

2.9. Tulipa hissarica Popov & Vved. in Byull. Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. 21: 149. (1935).

Type:— TAJIKISTAN. Hissar Mountains , pass Mura, 14 April 1915, Popov 10634 (holotype TASH!) .

Description:—Bulb oblong-ovoid, 1.0–1.5(2.0) cm thick; tunic brown or grayish, papery, prolonged, inside at the top lined with adpressed hairs; stem 4–12 cm long, glabrous, bluish-green, hidden in the rosette of leaves at the beginning of flowering and later elongating; leaves (2–3)4–5, approximate, nearly verticillate, exceeding the flower, spreading, curled, glabrous, smooth or slightly ciliate at margins, linear or almost lorate, 0.5–1.0(2.0) cm broad; flower solitary, star-shaped, with a pleasant saffron-like scent; perigone segments yellowish, without basal blotch, 2–3 cm long, acute, glabrous; outer segments lanceolate, greenish and violet-tinged on the back, two-thirds as broad as and slightly longer than the inner segments, the edges of the upper half often notched; inner segments oblong, often obtuse, gradually tapering to the base and sometimes notched at edges; stamens one and a half to two times shorter than the perigone; filaments glabrous, yellow, tapering from the base to the apex; anthers yellow or orange, linear-oblong, up to 9 mm long; ovary slightly shorter than stamens, green, with a very long style; stigma light yellow; capsule straw-coloured or purplish, cylindrical with purple-tinged ribs.

General distribution:—Hissar Range ( Tajikistan, Uzbekistan).

Distribution in Uzbekistan:—I-7 Hissar-Darvaz district (I-7-a Sangardak-Tupalang region).

Phenology:—Flowering: May–June, fruiting: June–July.

Ecology:—Stony slopes in middle and upper mountain zone, 1300–3500 m a.s.l.

Etymology:—The species took its name from the Hissar Range (Pamir-Alay), from which this tulip is known.

Note:—This species (as well as the next species, Tulipa korshinskyi ), is widespread mainly in Tajikistan and known only from solitary locations on the highlands of Hissar Range, near the border with Uzbekistan. Previously, this tulip has been reported as endemic to Tajikistan ( Vvedensky 1963, Vvedensky & Kovalevskaja 1971).

Specimens examined:— UZBEKISTAN: Hissar-Darvaz , Sangardak-Tupalang region , Hissar Range, Obi-Zarang river basin, juniper forest, 19 May 1948, Bondarenko 617 ( TASH!) ; Obi-Zarang river basin, surroundings of Aspi-Rectan, 21 May 1948, Chevrenidi 660 ( TASH!) ; Bukhara , Gissar , Gissar range, Khshir pass, 6 June 1896, Lipsky s.n. ( LE) ; Bukhara , Gissar, upper reaches of the river. Zarchob, 30 June 1896, Lipsky s.n. ( LE) .