Liliaceae

T.humilis Herbert in Bot. Reg. 30: Misc. 30(1844). Sya: T. violacea Boiss; & Buhse, Aufz. Transk. Pers. 211 (1860); T.pulchella(Fenzl ex Kegel) Baker in J. Linn. Soc. (Bot.) 14:289 (1874)! Ic: Bot. Reg. 177: n.s. t. 571 (1970); Wendelbo, Tulips & Irises of Iran 39, t. 36 (1977). Map 47.
Tunics brittle, pale brown with a ring of hairs around basal plate and ad-pressed hairs at neck. Leaves 2-4(5), 6-20 x 0.5-2 cm, glaucous. Flower usually solitary, infundibular, mauve-or lilac-pink to pink-purple with yellow, blue or purple blotch; outer perianth segments paler outside, 23-45 x 5-15 mm, obianceolate-eiliptic or narrowly elliptic; inner 25-47 x 9-20 mm, obovate-eiiiptic. Filaments yellow, rarely dark, 9-13 mm; anthers 3-8 mm, yellow or dark. Immature capsule 2.3-3,2 cm, ellipsoid to obovate, stipitate, beaked. Fl 4-6. Rocky limestone, shaky and igneous slopes and scree, mountain steppe, open Abies - Juniperus excelsa forest, near melting snow-patches, 1150-3400 m.
Type: A cultivated specimen originating from (N. Iran] Mount Eiburz, Kotschy.
Mainly S. & S.E. Anatolia. B9 Van: Artos Da., 2900 m,D. 22779! B9/10 Van: pass at Başkale, 2800 m, Eiselt s,n.! C4 Konya: 19 km from Ereğli to Ayranci, 1150 m, A. Baytop (ISTE 34613)! C5 'in monte Tauro",Kotschy (syntype of T. pulchella)! Adana: Bürücek, Azir pass, Balls 1311! Içel: N. of Gülek Boğazi, 4 vii 1855, Bal.! Konya: Ereğli, Aydos Da., Meydan Y., 2500 m, Erik 1999! C9 Hakkari: S. slope of Reşko Tepe above Ziri, 2230-2380 m, Trelawny & McPhail 2512! CIO Hakkari: Sat Da., Varegöz to Sat G., 2900-3000 m, D.45595! Soviet Azerbaijan, N. & N.W. Iran. The plants from C4 and C5 have a blue blotch, and those from B9, C9 and C10 a yellow blotch on the perianth segments. Trelawny & McPhail 2502 and 2504 include an unusual 2-and another 4-flowered plant.

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