Tulipa cypria

Cyprus tulip
Tulipa cypria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Tulipa
Species: T. cypria
Binomial name
Tulipa cypria

Tulipa cypria, the Cyprus tulip is an erect perennial bulbous herb, 15–40 cm high (in blossom), with glabrous, glaucous Leaves. The four leaves are alternate, simple, entire, fleshy, the two lower ones larger, laceolate, 10-20 x 2–6 cm, with conspicuously undulate margins, the two higher much smaller, nearly linear. One terminal showy flower, perianth cup shaped, of six free, petaloid segments, 2.5-9 x 1-3.5 cm, with dark blood-red colour, internally with a black blotch bordered by a yellow zone. It flowers March–April. The fruit is a capsule.[2]

Habitat

The Cyprian tulip Grows in Juniperus phoenicea maquis, pastures and cereal fields, on limestone at altitudes of 100–300 m (330–980 ft) above sea level.[1]

Distribution

The plant is endemic to Cyprus, on Akamas, Kormakitis and some areas of the Pentadaktylos Range. It is very rare and strictly protected.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bilz, M. (2011). "Tulipa cypria". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ↑ The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN 9963-42-067-2
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