Liliaceae

M. caucasicum (Griseb.) Baker in J. Linn. Soc. (Bot.) 11:414(1871). Syn: M. pallens sensu Hohen., Eaum. PI. Ter. Elisab. Karab. 229(1833) non(Bieb.) Fischer (1812)! nec Besser (1822); Bellevalia caucasica Griseb., Spic. 2:387 (1844); Leopoldia caucasica (Griseb.) A. Los.-Los. in Fl. URSS 4:410 (1935). Ic: Fl. URSS 4: t. 24 f. 19 (1935), as Leopoldia caucasica; Rix & Phillips, Bulb Book 73(f) (1981). Map 39. Bulb 2-4 cm diam.; tunics pinkish. Leaves 2-4(-6), linear lanceolate, 10-30 x 1-2 cm, falcate and canaliculate, thick, apex abruptly narrowing and very shortly acuminate. Scape 15-30 can, overtopping leaves. Raceme rather lax, cylindrical, 5-30 x 1.5-3 cm, 20-15G-flowered. Pedicels of fertile flowers ± horizontal, as long as or slightly longer than perianth. Fertile flowers tubular-obovate, 5-7 x 3 mm, proximal 2/3 beige, distai 1/3 and shoulders brownjlobes yellowish-beige or dirty white. Pedicels of sterile flowers as long as or slightly longer than those of fertile flowers, ascending, forming a short dense conspicuous violet coma. Sterile flowers obovate-oblong, 5-7 mm, deep violet-amethyst. Capsule ovate to orbicular, 7-9 x 5-8 mm, subacute, valves not strongly compressed. Seeds 2.5 mm diam. 2n = 18. Fl. 4-6. Open Pinus sylvestris forest, igneous slopes, steppe, 650-2800 m.
Type: [Caucasia] in coliibus apricis prope col. Helenendorf (Germanis Seitenhügel dictis) et prope cast. Schuscha, Hohenacker (iso. K!).
Inner Anatolia. A9 Kars: Sarikamiş, 2100 m, D. 29528! B3 Eskişehir: Sündiken Da., 1000 m, Ekim 674! B5 Nevşehir: Göreme, 1200 m, Roper 1031 B6 Sivas: nr Sarkişla, 1200 m, Stn.&Hend. 5129! B9 Ağri: 1lkm from Patnos to Tutak, 1750 m, D. 43444! B10 Van: 6 km from Özalp to Saray, 2250 m, D. 44290! C3 Burdur: 5 km S. of Burdur, Sorger 63-43-86! C5 Konya: Koraş, I600m,Siehe55(asM. violaceum Siehe,ined.)! C6 Gaziantep: 7 km S.E.of Nizip, 650 m, Sorger 80-9-12!
Transcaucasia, W., N.W. & N. Iran. Ir.-Tur. element.

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