Fritillaria persica

Species of flowering plant

Fritillaria persica

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

F. persica

Binomial name
Fritillaria persica

Synonyms[1]

Synonymy

* Fritillaria arabica Gand.
* Fritillaria eggeri Bornm.
* Fritillaria libanotica (Boiss.) Baker
* Fritillaria nobilis Salisb.
* Theresia libanotica Boiss.
* Theresia persica (L.) K.Koch
* Tozzettia persica (L.) Parl.

Fritillaria persica is a Middle Eastern species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to southern Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus and Palestine.[2][3] It is widely cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in the Lazio region of Italy.[4] It is the sole species in Fritillaria subgenus Theresia.

The Latin specific epithet persica means “Persian”, referring to the modern country of Iran.[5]

Fritillaria persica is a robust bulbous perennial growing 30–60 cm (12–24 in) tall. Each plant may bear up to 30, conical, narrow, bell-shaped flowers, up to 0.75 in (1.9 cm) long, ranging in colour from deep purple to greenish brown.[6][7]

A plant commonly found in cultivation outside its range is the cultivar 'Adiyaman', which is taller and more free-flowering than populations of the species inside its native range.[7] This cultivar has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[8][9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ The Plant List
2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Fritillaria persica
3. ^ Pacific Bulb Society, Fritillaria Two
4. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Meleagride persiana, Fritillaria persica L.
5. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
6. ^ "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 384. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
7. ^ a b RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136\. ISBN 978-1405332965.
8. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Fritillaria persica 'Adiyaman'". Retrieved 16 February 2018.
9. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 39. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q383840
* Wikispecies: Fritillaria persica
* BOLD: 680532
* CoL: 6JPWD
* EoL: 1088553
* EPPO: FRIPE
* EUNIS: 189129
* FoIO: FRIPER
* GBIF: 5300527
* GRIN: 70869
* iNaturalist: 492101
* IPNI: 535268-1
* MoBotPF: 281771
* NCBI: 192972
* Open Tree of Life: 130120
* PFI: 6805
* Plant List: kew-306812
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:535268-1
* RHS: 7423
* Tropicos: 100193468
* WoI: 378
* WFO: wfo-0000768010

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