Colchicum polyphyllum

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Colchicum polyphyllum Boiss. & Heldr., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 2, 4: 121 (1859).

• Type: "Hab ad. Gülek Bogliaz ad radices Tauri Cilicici". Leg. Balansa, 1855-06-28. "Mersina Ciliciae ad littus maris". Leg. Reinert & Heldreich, 1855-10.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Colchicum cilicum Hayek & Siehe, Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 28: 182 (1914)
  • Colchicum lockmannii Siehe ex Stef., Sborn. B'lghar. Akad. Nauk 22: 33 (1926)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Lebanon-Syria (N), Türkiye (S) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1859. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum nonnullis Europaeis Boreali-Africanisque additis ser. 2, no. 4. 146 pp., Lipsiae [Leipzig]: B. Hermann / Parisiis [Paris]: J.-B. Baillière. MDZ Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Colchicum polyphyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec. 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Colchicum polyphyllum. Published online. Accessed: 05. Dec. 2025. Reference page.