Tulipa montana
Tulipa montana here labeled as Tulipa wilsoniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Tulipa
Species:
T. montana
Binomial name
Tulipa montana
Synonyms[2][3]
List
    • Tulipa giselae Bornm.
    • Tulipa linifolia f. chrysantha (Regel) Raamsd.
    • Tulipa wilsoniana Hoog

Tulipa montana is a species of tulip native to the mountains of Iran and Turkmenistan.[2][4] With its deep red petals (there is also a yellow morph) it has been proposed as a candidate for the Biblical Rose of Sharon, whose identity is unknown.[5]

Richard Wilford in his 2006 published book "Tulips" writes "This really is one of the most alluring of the smaller tulip species".[6]

Description

T. montana is a low-growing perennial bulb,[7] and it can reach up to 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tall.[8][9]

It has glaucous leaves,[7] then blooms in early spring,[6] or early summer,[10] in April,[8] or as late as July (in America).[9]

It has cup-shaped flowers,[7][6] that come in shades of red,[7] from scarlet,[9][10] crimson,[11] to deepest blood-red.[6] Inside the bloom, it has a greenish-black central blotch and yellow anthers.[7][11] In the wild, there are also yellow forms.[11]

Taxonomy

The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[12]

It was first found in Persia in 1826,[9] and then published and described by John Lindley in The Botanical Register (Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment),[13] Vol.13 on page 1106 in 1827.[3][14]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to temperate Asia and Europe.[14]

Range

It is found in the mountains of Iran,[6] and Iraq,[7] around the Caspian Sea.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1106 (1828)
  2. 1 2 "Tulipa montana Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Tulipa montana Lindl". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Govaerts, Rafaël; David, John C.; Hall, Tony; Borland, Katherine; Roberts, Penelope S.; Tuomisto, Anne; Buerki, Sven; Chase, Mark W.; Fay, Michael F. (2013). "Tiptoe through the tulips - cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 172 (3): 280–328. doi:10.1111/boj.12061.
  5. ↑ James, Wilma Roberts (1983). Gardening with Biblical Plants: Handbook for the Home Gardener. Nelson-Hall. p. 211–213. ISBN 9780830410095.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "TULIPA MONTANA SEEDS - Plant World Seeds". www.plant-world-seeds.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tulipa montana (15) mountain tulip". rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. 1 2 "TULIPA MONTANA". Cotswold Garden Flowers. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 John Marius Wilson (editor) The Rural Cyclopedia: Or a General Dictionary of Agriculture, and Arts, Sciences, Instruments, and Practice, necessary to the farmer, stockfarmer, gardener, forester, landsteward, farrier, &c. Volume 4 (1849), p. 498, at Google Books
  10. 1 2 "Species Tulip, Montana Tulip, Mountain Tulip". davesgarden.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Pacific Bulb Society | Tulipa Species Three". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books
  13. ↑ "Tulipa montana | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Taxon: Tulipa montana Lindl". tn-grin.nat.tn. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

Sources

  • Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 (Vara kulturvaxt namn)
  • Christenhusz, M. J. M. et al. 2013. Tiptoe through the tulips – cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae) Bot. * J. Linn. Soc. 172:317.
  • Raamsdonk, L. W. D. van & T. de Vries 1995. Species relationships and taxonomy in Tulipa subg. Tulipa (Liliaceae) Pl. Syst. Evol. 195:37.
  • Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963- (F Iran)
  • Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986- (Eur Gard F)
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