Fritillaria reuteri

Fritillaria reuteri is a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, distributed in Turkey and Iran.[4][5] It is a species in the genus Fritillaria, in the family Liliaceae. It is placed in the subgenus Fritillaria.

Fritillaria reuteri
Scientific classification
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Fritillaria
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F. reuteri
Binomial name
Fritillaria reuteri

Description

Characterised by purplish-brown flowers, tall stems, and narrow leaves. Each pedicel bears two bracts at the base.[5] Flowering May to June.[6]

Taxonomy

First described by Boissier in 1844,[1] Baker (1874), who divided Fritillaria into subgenera, placed F. reuteri in subgenus Monocodon, a subgenus later subsumed into Fritillaria.[7] Modern classifications, based on molecular phylogenetics, confirm this placement.[8]

Distribution and habitat

High mountainous areas west of Esfahan, Iran, in wet soil or running water.[5]

References

Bibliography

  • Baker, J. G. (1874). "Revision of the Genera and Species of Tulipeae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. xiv (76). F. reuteri p. 256. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1874.tb00314.x.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Boissier, E (1844). "Liliaceae: Fritillaria reuteri". Diagnoses plantarum Orientalium novarum. 5: 57–58.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Day, Peter D.; Berger, Madeleine; Hill, Laurence; Fay, Michael F.; Leitch, Andrew R.; Leitch, Ilia J.; Kelly, Laura J. (November 2014). "Evolutionary relationships in the medicinally important genus Fritillaria L. (Liliaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 80: 11–19. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.07.024. PMID 25124097.
  • Kiani, Mahmoud; Mohammadi, Shirin; Babaei, Alireza; Sefidkon, Fatemeh; Naghavi, Mohamad Reza; Ranjbar, Mojtaba; Razavi, Seyed Ali; Saeidi, Keramatollah; Jafari, Hadi; Asgari, Davoud; Potter, Daniel (September 2017). "Iran supports a great share of biodiversity and floristic endemism for Fritillaria spp. (Liliaceae): A Review". Plant Diversity. 39: 245–262. doi:10.1016/j.pld.2017.09.002. PMC 6112302. PMID 30159518.

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