Fritillaria davidii

Species of flowering plant

Fritillaria davidii
Franchet Fdavidi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species:
F. davidii
Binomial name
Fritillaria davidii
Franch.

Fritillaria davidii is an Asian species of herbaceous plant in the lily family, native to Sichuan Province in China.[1][2][3][4]

Fritillaria davidii is a bulb-forming perennial up to 30 cm tall. Flowers are nodding (hanging downward), bell-shaped, yellow with purple parkings.[4]

The species is named for Père David (1826–1900), French missionary and amateur naturalist.[2]

References

  1. ^ Franchet, Adrien René 1887. Nouvelles archives du muséum d'histoire naturelle, séries 2, vol 10: plate XVI (16), figure B at right line drawing
  2. ^ a b Franchet, Adrien René 1887. Nouvelles archives du muséum d'histoire naturelle, séries 2, vol 10: page 92-93 description in Latin, commentary in French
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ a b Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 133 米贝母 mi bei mu Fritillaria davidii Franchet
Taxon identifiers
Fritillaria davidii