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Fritillaria przewalskii

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Fritillaria przewalskii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species:
F. przewalskii
Binomial name
Fritillaria przewalskii
Maxim. ex Batalin 1893
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Fritillaria gansuensis S.C.Chen & G.D.Yu
  • Fritillaria przewalskii var. discolor Y.K.Yang & Y.S.Zhou
  • Fritillaria przewalskii f. emacula Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu
  • Fritillaria przewalskii var. tessellata Y.K.Yang & Y.S.Zhou
  • Fritillaria przewalskii var. gannanica Y.K.Yang & J.Z.Ren

Fritillaria przewalskii is a Chinese flowering plant species in the lily family Liliaceae. It is found only in China, in the Provinces of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan.[1][2]

It produces bulbs up to 15 mm in diameter. The stem is up to 50 cm tall, with pendent, nodding flowers which are yellow with deep purple spots.[2][3][4][5]

The species is named for Polish-Russian explorer Colonel Nikolai Przhevalsky, 1839–1888.[3]

formerly included[1]

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