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Fritillaria przewalskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Fritillaria
Species:	F. przewalskii
Binomial name
Fritillaria przewalskii Maxim. ex Batalin 1893
Synonyms
Synonymy Fritillaria gansuensis S.C.Chen & G.D.Yu Fritillaria przewalskii var. discolor Y.K.Yang & Y.S.Zhou Fritillaria przewalskii f. emacula Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu Fritillaria przewalskii var. tessellata Y.K.Yang & Y.S.Zhou Fritillaria przewalskii var. gannanica Y.K.Yang & J.Z.Ren

Fritillaria przewalskii is a Chinese flowering plant species in the lily family Liliaceae. It is found only in China, in the Provinces of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan.

It produces bulbs up to 15 mm in diameter. The stem is up to 50 cm tall, with pendent, nodding flowers which are yellow with deep purple spots.

The species is named for Polish-Russian explorer Colonel Nikolai Przhevalsky, 1839–1888.

formerly included

• Fritillaria przewalskii var. longistigma Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu, now called Fritillaria sichuanica S.C.Chen

References

1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. ^ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 131 甘肃贝母 gan su bei mu Fritillaria przewalskii Maximowicz in Trautvetter et al., Decas Pl. Nov. 9. 1882.
3. ^ Maximowicz, Carl Johann. 1882. Decas Plantarum Novarum. Petropoli
4. Maximowicz, Carl Johann ex Batalin, Alexander Theodorowicz. 1893. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 13: 105
5. The International Plant Names Index

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