Published December 23, 2024 | Version v1

Tulipa kujukense J. J. de Groot & Zonn.

Description

Tulipa kujukense J. J. de Groot & Zonn.

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Type.

Kazakhstan • Vegetative progeny of wild collected material grown in the collection of J. J. de Groot, collection number G 05-8 (holotype L 4513067).

General distribution.

Endemic to Kazakhstan (de Groot and Zonneveld 2024).

Distribution in Kazakhstan and habitat.

Karatau. This species grows among shrubs.

Conservation status.

The IUCN conservation status of this species requires assessment.

Phenology.

Flowering in March – April; fruiting in May – June.

Notes.

Tulipa kujukense was first described in 2024 from Karatau (Kuyuk Pass). Tulipa kujukense is morphologically similar to T. orthopoda and T. bifloriformis but differs in size and by bulb with gray-brown tunica, characteristic of the Turkestanica species group. In addition, T. kujukense has a large genome size (60.7 pg) compared with other species of T. sect. Biflores (de Groot and Zonneveld 2024).

Notes

Published as part of Kubentayev, Serik A., Baasanmunkh, Shukherdorj, Alibekov, Daniyar T., Tojibaev, Komiljon Sh., Nyamgerel, Nudkhuu, Ivashchenko, Anna A., Tsegmed, Zagarjav, Epiktetov, Vladimir G., Sitpayeva, Gulnara T., Izbastina, Klara S., Idrissova, Zhansaya T., Mukhtubayeva, Saule K., Abubakirova, Nurganym B., Gil, Hee-Young & Choi, Hyeok Jae, 2024, Revisiting the genus Tulipa (Liliaceae) in Kazakhstan, the country with the richest tulip diversity worldwide, pp. 95-163 in PhytoKeys 250 on pages 95-163, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.250.136736

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
L
Material sample ID
L 4513067
Scientific name authorship
J. J. de Groot & Zonn.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Genus
Tulipa
Species
kujukense
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype

References

  • de Groot JJ, Zonneveld BJM (2024) Three new species of Tulipa from Central Asia. International Rock Gardener 168: 3–18.