Tulipa praestans

Short description: Species of plant in the genus Tulipa

Tulipa praestans

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Order:  | Liliales
Family:  | Liliaceae
Subfamily:  | Lilioideae
Tribe:  | Lilieae
Genus:  | Tulipa
Species:  |

T. praestans

Binomial name
Tulipa praestans

C.A.Mey.[1]

Synonyms[2][3]

Tulipa subpraestans Vved.

Tulipa praestans is a species of tulip native to the mountains of Tajikistan.[2] Many well known cultivars have been formed from the original plant.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Taxonomy
* 3 Distribution and habitat
* 4 Range
* 4.1 Habitat
* 5 Cultivars
* 6 Toxicity
* 7 References
* 8 Other sources

## Description

It is a low-growing tulip species,[5] and has 25–45 cm (10–18 in) tall stems.[4] It has 3 to 7 grey-green leaves that are downy and fringed with hairs (ciliate).[4][5] It can have one flower (normally in the wild[4]) or it can produce multiple flowers per bulb,[6] meaning it can have a pair of flowers or up to a maximum of five flowers per bulb.[4] It blooms in April,[5] with cup shaped flowers.[5][6] The flowers are 5–6.5 cm (2–3 in) wide, in orange-red,[4] orange-scarlet,[5] or scarlet.[6] The anthers are yellow or purple.[4]

## Taxonomy

The specific epithet praestans, refers to the Latin for 'remarkable',[7]' pre - eminent, superior, excellent or distinguished'.[8]

T. praestans was originally described and published by Carl Anton von Meyer in The Gardeners' Chronicle Series 3, Vol.33 on page 239 in 1903.[3][9]

## Distribution and habitat

It is native to temperate areas of Central Asia.[9][4][10]

## Range

It is found in Tajikistan,[9] in the Pamir-Alay mountain system.[6][4]

### Habitat

It grows on rocky slopes, screes, and in light woodland,[6] at an altitude of 3,000 m (9,800 ft) above sea level.[6][5]

## Cultivars

Tulipa praestans 'Fusilier'

The following cultivars represent praestans in cultivation: 'Fuselier' always has

* T. praestans Fuselier;[11] grows up to 30 cm tall, with grey-green, lance-shaped leaves and stems in mid spring,[12] bearing between three and five,[4] cup-shaped, brilliant red,[12] or bright red flowers,[13] that can measure to 12 cm across.[12] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[14] It is valued by gardeners for its low growth height and habit of producing many flowers per bulb. 'Fusilier' even has a sport, 'Unicum'.[15]
* T. praestans 'Unicum',[16] with the leaves edged in cream.[15]
* T. praestans 'Moondance',[17] \- has deep orange flowers which are relatively large and have pointy petals.[10]
* T. praestans 'Zwanenburg' - Anna Pavord in her book The Tulip describes ‘Zwanenburg’ as having “.......particularly striking flowers of a rich, clear red, which open more widely than other varieties”. A taller variety at 35 cm.[5]
* T. praestans 'Shogun' - blooming in mid- to late spring, has single, cup-shaped, yellow-orange flowers, flushed red at the base.[18]
* T. praestans 'Tubergen's Variety' - has two to five flowers generally with a basal yellow suffusion and is a good doer, persisting in light soils without annual lifting.[4]

## Toxicity

All parts may cause severe discomfort if ingested. Contact may cause a skin reaction.[18]

## References

1. ↑ Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 33: 239 (1903)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tulipa praestans H.B.May". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:543045-1.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tulipa praestans H.B.May is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2012. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-289608. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 "Tulipa praestans" (in en). http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Tulipa/praestans/.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "Tulipa praestans 'Zwanenburg'". https://lambley.com.au/plant/tulipa-praestans-zwanenburg. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Tulipa Species Three | Pacific Bulb Society". https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/TulipaSpeciesThree.
7. ↑ Stephen Henning The Charaxinae Butterflies of Africa (1989), p. 128, at Google Books
8. ↑ Robert Samuel Rudolph The Old English Synonyms for "brave" (1967), p. 17, at Google Books
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Taxon: Tulipa praestans Mast.". https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?40757. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Moondance Praestans Perennial Tulip 10 Bulbs - Multi Flowering - 10/11 cm Bulbs" (in en). https://www.walmart.com/ip/Moondance-Praestans-Perennial-Tulip-10-Bulbs-Multi-Flowering-10-11-cm-Bulbs/174555265. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
11. ↑ "Tulipa praestans 'Fusilier' (Botanical Tulip)". https://www.gardenia.net/plant/tulipa-praestans-fusilier--botanical-tulip. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Tulips that come back year after year". https://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/tulips.html. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
13. ↑ "Tulipa praestans 'Fusilier' - Plant Finder". http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=r250. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
14. ↑ "Tulipa praestans 'Fusilier' (15)". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/57477/i-Tulipa-praestans-i-Fusilier-(15)/Details. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Wilford, Richard (8 April 2015). The Plant Lover's Guide to Tulips. p. 89. ISBN 9781604696899.
16. ↑ "PlantFiles: Species Tulip" (in en). https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/65639/. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
17. ↑ "Tulipa praestans 'Moondance' (15)". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/258644/i-Tulipa-praestans-i-Moondance-(15)/Details. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Tulipa praestans 'Shogun' (Tulip 'Shogun')". https://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/tulipa-praestans-shogun. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

## Other sources

* Christenhusz, M. J. M. et al. 2013. Tiptoe through the tulips – cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae). Bot. * J. Linn. Soc. 172:319. Note: lists as Tulipa praestans H. B. May
* Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press. Note: lists as Tulipa praestans Hoog
* Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: lists as Tulipa praestans Hoog
* Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
* Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Tulipa praestans Hoog
* Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Tulipa praestans Hoog
* Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as Tulipa praestans Hoog

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