Fritillaria przewalskii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Fritillaria |
| Species: | F. przewalskii
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| Binomial name | |
| Fritillaria przewalskii Maxim. ex Batalin 1893
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Synonymy
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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.[1][2]
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.[2][3][4][5]
The species is named for Polish-Russian explorer Colonel Nikolai Przhevalsky, 1839–1888.[3]
- formerly included[1]
- Fritillaria przewalskii var. longistigma Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu, now called Fritillaria sichuanica S.C.Chen
References
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Maximowicz, Carl Johann. 1882. Decas Plantarum Novarum. Petropoli
- ^ Maximowicz, Carl Johann ex Batalin, Alexander Theodorowicz. 1893. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 13: 105
- ^ The International Plant Names Index