Tulipa bakeri
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Tulipa bakeri is a species of tulip ( Tulipa ) in the lily family (Liliaceae). It is named after the plant collector George Percival Baker (1856–1951). The species is often not separated from the rock tulip because ithybridizes easilywith it and with Tulipa cretica and forms transitional populations. Thecultivar 'Lilac Wonder',often cultivated and oftenlabeledas “ Tulipa bakeri ”, belongs to the rock tulip ( Tulipa saxatilis ).
features
Tulipa bakeri is a perennial onion - Geophyt achieved the stature heights between 5 and 25 centimeters. The leaves are dull or slightly glossy green. The petals are more or less short and dark pink purple. On the inside there is a yellow spot on the ground running in a light ring. The anthers are yellow. The capsule usually has clearly visible cross veins in the upper part.
The flowering period extends from April to May.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24.
Occurrence
Tulipa bakeri is endemic to Crete . The species grows on rocky slopes, scree slopes, fields, fallow land and river banks at altitudes of 650 to 2200 meters.
Individual evidence
- ^ Alfred Daniel Hall: Three new species of tulips. In: Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. Volume 76, 1938, pp. 313-319.
- ↑ Ray Desmond, Christine Ellwood: Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists: including plant collectors, flower painters, and garden designers . 2nd Edition. Taylor & Francis, London 1994, ISBN 0-85066-843-3 , p. 35
- ↑ Karin Persson: Tulipa L. In: Arne Strid, Kit Tan (ed.): Mountain Flora of Greece. Volume Two . Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 1991, ISBN 0-7486-0207-0 , pp. 667–672 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ a b c d Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 .
- ↑ Tulipa bakeri at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis