Tulipa sprengeri Baker (1894:716)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Tulipa brachyanthera Freyn in Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 187 (1896)
Conservation Status
Extinct in the Wild (Ekim et al., 1989; Greuter, 1994; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last wild record: late 1800's (POWO, 2024); 1892 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Amasya region, Turkey
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Baker, J. G. (1894). Tulipa sprengeri, Baker n.sp. Gard. Chron. 15: 716.
Other references:
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