Tulipa kujukense J. J. de Groot & Zonn.

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 kujukense J. J. de Groot & Zonn.

Fig. 30

Type.

Kazakhstan • Vegetative progeny of wild collected material grown in the collection of J. J. de Groot, collection number G 05-8 (holotype L 4513067 ) .

General distribution.

Endemic to Kazakhstan ( de Groot and Zonneveld 2024).

Distribution in Kazakhstan and habitat.

Karatau. This species grows among shrubs.

Conservation status.

The IUCN conservation status of this species requires assessment.

Phenology.

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

Notes.

Tulipa kujukense was first described in 2024 from Karatau (Kuyuk Pass). Tulipa kujukense is morphologically similar to T. orthopoda and T. bifloriformis but differs in size and by bulb with gray-brown tunica, characteristic of the Turkestanica species group. In addition, T. kujukense has a large genome size (60.7 pg) compared with other species of T. sect. Biflores ( de Groot and Zonneveld 2024).

Figures

Figure 30. Tulipa kujukense in Kazakhstan, general habits. (Photo by J. J. de Groot).