Tulipa linifolia

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Tulipa linifolia

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

T. linifolia

Binomial name
Tulipa linifolia

Regel[1][2][3]

Synonyms[4]

* Tulipa batalinii Regel
* Tulipa maximowiczii Regel
* Tulipa afghanica Markgr.

Tulipa linifolia, the flax-leaved tulip or Bokhara tulip,[5] is a species of flowering plant in the tulip genus Tulipa (Clusiana group), family Liliaceae, native to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, northern Iran and Afghanistan.[4] Growing to 20 cm (8 in) tall, it is a bulbous perennial with wavy red-margined sword-shaped leaves, and bowl-shaped red flowers in early to mid-spring. Each petal has blackish marks at the base.[6]

## Contents

* 1 Taxonomy
* 1.1 Etymology
* 2 Cultivation
* 3 Gallery
* 4 References

## Taxonomy

For a general description of the taxonomic and nomenclature confusion, see Paghat's Garden,[7] especially for the relationship between T. linifolia and T. batalinii, and also Pacific Bulb Society.[8] T. linifolia is often referred to in horticulture as 'Batalinii Group'.[9] and also in some databases such as the USDA.[10]

### Etymology

The Latin specific epithet linifolia means "with leaves like flax" (Linum).[11][12]

## Cultivation

Several cultivars are grown as ornamental plants in gardens, including 'Bronze Charm' as well as series such as Gem ('Bright Gem',[7] 'Red Gem'[13] and 'Salmon Gem') and Jewel ('Apricot Jewel', 'Yellow Jewel').[14]

The following have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:

* Tulipa linifolia Batalinii Group (pale yellow)[15]
* Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Bright Gem' (yellow)[16]
* Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Honky Tonk'[17]
* Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Red Hunter' (red)[18]

## Gallery

* 'Bronze Charm'

* 'Bright Gem'

* 'Little Princess'

## References

1. ↑ Regel: T. Linifolia. Gartenflora 35: 622 (1886)
2. ↑ Regel: T. Linifolia. Gartenflora 35: 1235 (1886)
3. ↑ Regel: Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada. Acta Horti Petropolitani. St. Petersburg. 10: 688 (1887)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. ↑ Cornell University: Tulip, Bkhara
6. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Paghat's Garden: 'Bright Gem' Batalin's Botanical Tulip
8. ↑ John Grimshaw. Tupila batalinii & linifolia. Pacific Bulb Society 22 Jan 2004
9. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Bright Gem'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/79455/Tulipa-linifolia-(Batalinii-Group)-Bright-Gem-(15)/Details.
10. ↑ USDA Plant profile: Tulipa batalinii Regel
11. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
12. ↑ Eduard August von Regel. 1884. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada. Acta Horti Petropolitani. St. Petersburg. 8(3): 648
13. ↑ Paghat's Garden: 'Red Gem' Batalin's Botanical Tulip
14. ↑ Tulip Gallery: Apricot Jewel
15. ↑ "Tulipa linifolia Batalinii Group". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/100981/Tulipa-linifolia-Batalinii-Group-(15)/Details.
16. ↑ "Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Bright Gem'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/79455/Tulipa-linifolia-(Batalinii-Group)-Bright-Gem-(15)/Details.
17. ↑ "Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Honky Tonk'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/194042/Tulipa-Honky-Tonk-(15)/Details.
18. ↑ "Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Red Hunter'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/177302/Tulipa-linifolia-(Batalinii-Group)-Red-Hunter-(15)/Details.

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