Colchicaceae
Colchicum

Colchicum cupanii Guss.

First published in Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 1: 452 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is France to Kriti and Tunisia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sardegna, Sicilia, Tunisia, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bergmeier, E., Blockeel, T., Böhling, N., Fournaraki, C., Gotsiou, P., Jahn, R., Lansdown, R. & Turland, N. (2011). An inventory of the vascular plants and bryophytes of Gavdopoula island (S Aegean, Greece) and its phytogeographical significance. Willdenowia 41: 179-190.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Persson, K. (2007). Nomenclatural synopsis of the genus Colchicum (Colchicaceae), with some new species and combinations. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 127: 165-242.
  • Vladimirov, V., Dane, F. & Kit Tan (2012). New floristic records in the Balkans: 20. Phytologia Balcanica 18: 333-373.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cakovic, D. & al. (2014). Colchicum cupanii Guss. subsp. glossophyllum (Heldr.) Rouy, Datura innoxia Mill. and Ecliptia prostrata (L.) L., new floristic records in Montenegro and western Balkan. Acta Botanica Croatica 73: 255-265.
  • Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Persson, K. (2007). Nomenclatural synopsis of the genus Colchicum (Colchicaceae), with some new species and combinations. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 127: 165-242.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Zahn, H. [1496] Greece K000464100 Type Yes
Zahn, H. [1496] Greece K000464101 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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