Colchicum szovitsii subsp. brachyphyllum

Colchicum szovitsii subsp. brachyphyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Colchicaceae
Genus:	Colchicum
Species:	C. szovitsii
Subspecies:	C. s. subsp. brachyphyllum
Trinomial name
Colchicum szovitsii subsp. brachyphyllum (Boiss. & Hausskn.) K.Perss.
Synonyms
Colchicum brachyphyllum Boiss. & Hausskn. Colchicum hydrophilum Siehe Colchicum libanoticum Ehrenb. ex Boiss.

Colchicum szovitsii subsp. brachyphyllum, synonym Colchicum brachyphyllum, is a subspecies of Colchicum szovitsii.

Nomenclature

The subspecies name hrachyphyllum is formed from the Greek brakhus, short, and phullon leaf.

Characteristics

It is a perennial. Its corm is oval and 1–2 cm long. Its leaves are short at flowering time, eventually reaching 12 cm long over 2.5–3 cm wide, slightly undulate. Its flowers are numerous, white, pinkish white, or regular pink; tube rather thick. Its tepals are elliptico-lanceolate, lengthily tapered at base, more briefly at the apex, 2–3 cm long, 3–6 mm wide. Its stamens have brown anthers and filaments thickened at the base.

Seasonality

The plant flowers from January to June.

Range and habitat

The plant grows in Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. It grows abundantly near the melting snow of the middle and upper mountains of the Beqaa Valley.

External links

• Mustapha, Nehmeh (1978). Wild flowers of Lebanon. National Council for Scientific Research. OCLC 473460769.
• Tohmé, Georges; Tohmé, Henriette (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon. National Council for Scientific Research. ISBN 978-9953-0-2890-3.