Colchicum ritchii

Colchicum ritchii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Colchicaceae
Tribus: Colchiceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species: Colchicum ritchii

Name

Colchicum ritchii R.Br., Narr. Travels Africa, App.: 241 (1826).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Colchicum aegyptiacum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 66 (1844).
  • Colchicum ritchii var. pusillum Bég. & A.Vacc., Contr. Fl. Lib.: 21 (1913).
    • Colchicum ritchii f. pusillum (Bég. & A.Vacc.) Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 5: 13 (1958).
  • Colchicum stenopetalum Boiss. & Buhse ex Stef., Sborn. B'lghar. Akad. Nauk 22: 30 (1926), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt, Libya, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1826. Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Nothern and Central Africa: 241.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Colchicum ritchii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Colchicum ritchii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Colchicum ritchii. Published online. Accessed: 22 Oct 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Colchicum ritchii. Accessed: 22 Oct 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Colchicum ritchii in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 22.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Colchicum ritchii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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