Fritillaria anhuiensis

Fritillaria anhuiensis is a Chinese species of bulb-forming flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. It is native to Anhui and Henan Provinces in China.[2]

Fritillaria anhuiensis
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. anhuiensis
Binomial name
Fritillaria anhuiensis
S.C. Chen & S.F. Yin in S.F. Yin[1]
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Fritillaria anhuiensis var. albiflora S.C.Chen & S.F.Yin
  • Fritillaria anhuiensis f. jinzhaiensis Y.K.Yang & J.Z.Shao
  • Fritillaria ebeiensis G.D.Yu & G.Q.Ji
  • Fritillaria ebeiensis var. purpurea G.D.Yu & P.Li
  • Fritillaria hupehensis var. dabieshanensis M.P.Deng & K.Yao
  • Fritillaria shuchengensis Y.K.Yang, D.Q.Wang & J.Z.Shao
  • Fritillaria wuyangensis Z.Y.Gao

Fritillaria anhuiensis produces bulbs up to 20 mm in diameter. Stem is up to 50 cm long, supporting usually 1 or 2 flowers but occasionally 3 or 4. Flowers are nodding (hanging downwards), usually yellowish with purple spots but sometimes white or purple.[1][3]

References
  1. Yin, Shu Fen. 1983. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 12(1): 100, pl. 1, f. 1.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Flora of China v 24 p 132 安徽贝母 an hui bei mu Fritillaria anhuiensis


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