| Tulipa praestans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Tulipa |
| Species: | T. praestans |
| Binomial name | |
| Tulipa praestans | |
| Synonyms [2] [3] | |
Tulipa subpraestansVved. | |
Tulipa praestans is a species of tulip native to the mountains of Tajikistan. [2] Many well known cultivars have been formed from the original plant. [4]
It is a low-growing tulip species, [5] and has 25–45 cm (10–18 in) tall stems. [4] It has 3 to 7 grey-green leaves that are downy and fringed with hairs (ciliate). [4] [5] It can have one flower (normally in the wild [4] ) or it can produce multiple flowers per bulb, [6] meaning it can have a pair of flowers or up to a maximum of five flowers per bulb. [4] It blooms in April, [5] with cup shaped flowers. [5] [6] The flowers are 5–6.5 cm (2–3 in) wide, in orange-red, [4] orange-scarlet, [5] or scarlet. [6] The anthers are yellow or purple. [4]
The specific epithet praestans, refers to the Latin for 'remarkable', [7] ' pre - eminent, superior, excellent or distinguished'. [8]
T. praestans was originally described and published by Carl Anton von Meyer in The Gardeners' Chronicle Series 3, Vol.33 on page 239 in 1903. [3] [9]
It is native to temperate areas of Central Asia. [9] [4] [10]
It is found in Tajikistan, [9] in the Pamir-Alay mountain system. [6] [4]
It grows on rocky slopes, screes, and in light woodland, [6] at an altitude of 3,000 m (9,800 ft) above sea level. [6] [5]
The following cultivars represent praestans in cultivation:
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