Fritillaria chitralensis

Fritillaria chitralensis is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Afghanistan and the Chitral District of northern Pakistan.[2]

Fritillaria chitralensis
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. chitralensis
Binomial name
Fritillaria chitralensis
(auct.) B.Mathew
Synonyms[1]
  • Fritillaria imperialis var. chitralensis auct., published anonymously

It is closely related to the more widely cultivated species, F. imperialis, called "crown imperial."[3]

Fritillaria chitralensis produces bulbs up to 30 mm across. Stems can reach a height of 45 cm. Flowers are bell-shaped, hanging downwards, bright yellow.[4]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Mathew, Brian Frederick. 1996. Botanical Magazine 13: 30
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. Flora of Pakistan, Fritillaria chitralensis
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