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Colchicum atropurpureum

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Species of flowering plant

Colchicum atropurpureum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species: C. atropurpureum
Binomial name
Colchicum atropurpureum
Stapf ex Stearn

Colchicum atropurpureum is a small flowered Colchicum which has blooms that open pink and then turn to a darker shade of red-purple. This plant is often confused with Colchicum autumnale. It is considered unresolved, or species inquirenda, according to The Plant List.

Taxonomy

Colchicum atropurpureum was described in 1934 by William Stearn, based on a name proposed by Otto Stapf for plants cultivated in Cambridge University Botanic Garden. These plants were introduced into cultivation by a Dutch firm, allegedly from plants collected in the Meuse valley in France that may have been garden escapees. There are mentions to a Colchicum autumnale var. atropurpureum prior to the description of Colchicum atropurpureum, but it is unclear if these refer to the same species described by Stearn.

The species has since been considered a synonym of C. autumnale, but other authors have considered it more similar to C. turcicum. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the name, it has been proposed to consider it a cultivar, Colchicum 'Atropurpureum'.

References

  1. Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
  2. "Colchicum atropurpureum Stapf ex Stearn — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  3. Stearn, W.T. (1934). "Notes on Colchicum". Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. 72: 341–344.
  4. ^ Grey-Wilson, Christopher; Leeds, Rod; Rolfe, Robert (2020). Colchicum - The Complete Guide. Glasgow: Royal Horticultural Society. p. 150. ISBN 9781911666080.
  5. Grey, C.H. (1937). Hardy Bulbs. London: Williams & Norgate.
  6. Weston, R. (1771). The Universal Botanist and Nurseryman. London.
  7. Loudon, J.C. (1839). Hortus Britannicus with second additional supplement. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans.
  8. Persson, K. (2007). "Nomenclatural synopsis of the genus Colchicum (Colchicaceae), with some new species and combinations". Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 127 (2): 165–242. doi:10.1127/0006-8152/2007/0127-0165.
  9. Mathew, B. (1987). The Smaller Bulbs. London: B.T.Batsford.
Taxon identifiers
Colchicum atropurpureum


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