Tulipa montana

Short description: Species of plant in the genus Tulipa

Tulipa montana

Tulipa montana here labeled as Tulipa wilsoniana
Scientific 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

Lindl.[1]

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]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Taxonomy
* 3 Distribution and habitat
* 3.1 Range
* 4 References
* 5 Sources

## 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tulipa montana Lindl.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:543008-1.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tulipa montana Lindl.". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-289638. 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 et al. (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. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "TULIPA MONTANA SEEDS - Plant World Seeds". https://www.plant-world-seeds.com/store/view_seed_item/6876. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Tulipa montana (15) mountain tulip". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/18529/Tulipa-montana-(15)/Details. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "TULIPA MONTANA". https://www.cotswoldgardenflowers.co.uk/product/tulipa-montana/. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 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. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Species Tulip, Montana Tulip, Mountain Tulip". https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/221611/. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Pacific Bulb Society | Tulipa Species Three". https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/TulipaSpeciesThree. 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". https://www.ipni.org/n/543008-1. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Taxon: Tulipa montana Lindl.". http://www.tn-grin.nat.tn/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=40752. 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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