Colchicum

Autumn crocus ( Colchicum autumnale)

Timeless ( Colchicum ) are a genus of the family of crocus plants ( Colchicaceae ). The genus includes about 100 species. The autumn crocus ( Colchicum autumnale ) is the most well-known members of this genus; she is best known for its late flowering period and their toxicity.

Dissemination

The genus is widespread with about 100 species over much of Eurasia.

Description

The Bloomers are perennial herbaceous plants which develop an underground, brown to dark brown enveloped sprout tuber. Sit the fibrous roots at the base of the sprout tuber. The young leaves are enclosed by leaf sheaths.

Are formed directly above the tuber sprout or just a short inflorescence stem one to three flowers. The hermaphrodite flowers are triple. The six equal multiform bracts are fused at the base and form a more or less pronounced tube. There are two circles, each with three stamens present. The ovary is dreikammerig; There are three pen available. The capsule fruit contains many seeds.

System

The scientific genus name Colchicum is derived from a landscape on the Black Sea, Colchis in present-day Georgia. There also home to the legendary poisoner and sorceress Medea should lie. Presumably there is a relationship between the Tell a poisoner in this region and the local occurrence of Colchicum variegatum Zeitlosenart.

Here is a list of the approximately 100 species according to the Kew Checklist, in each case the authors and beyond place and year of publication are called the accepted description:

  • Colchicum alpinum DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. . Franç, ed 3, 3: 195 (1805 ).
  • Colchicum androcymbioides ( Valdés ) K.Perss. , Bot Jahrb Syst. 127: 169 (2007).
  • Colchicum antepense K.Perss. , Bot Jahrb Syst. 127: 169 (2007).
  • Colchicum antilibanoticum GOMB. , Bull Soc. Bot France 104: 286 (1957).
  • Colchicum arenarium Waldst. & Kit. , Descr. Icon. Pl Hung. 2: 195 (1810 ).
  • Colchicum arenasii Fridl, Acta Bot Gallica 146:. 158 (1999).
  • . Colchicum asteranthum Vassiliades & KMPerss, Preslia 74: 57 ( 2002).
  • Colchicum Atticum Spruner ex Tommas, Flora 23:. 780 (1840 ).
  • Autumn crocus ( Colchicum autumnale L.), Sp Pl: 341 (1753 ).
  • Colchicum balansae Planch., Ann. Sci. Nat, bot, IV, 4. 145 (1855 ).
  • Colchicum baytopiorum C.D.Brickell, Notes Roy. Bot Gard. Edinburgh 41: 49 (1983).
  • Colchicum bivonae cast. , Adnot. Cat. Pl Bocc. 4 (1821 ).
  • Colchicum boissieri Orph. , Atti Congr. Int. Bot Firenze 1874: 31 (1876 ).
  • . Colchicum bulbocodium Ker Gawl, Bot Mag 26: t. 1028 (1807): Colchicum bulbocodium subsp. bulbocodium
  • Colchicum bulbocodium var eden tatum ( Schur ) K.Perss. , Bot Jahrb Syst. 127: 179 (2007).
  • Colchicum bulbocodium subsp. versicolor ( Ker Gawl. ) K.Perss. , bot Jahrb Syst. 127: 178 (2007).
  • Colchicum chalcedonicum subsp. chalcedonicum
  • Colchicum chalcedonicum subsp.. K.Perss punctatum, Candollea 53: 405 ( 1998).
  • Colchicum cupanii subsp. cupanii
  • Colchicum cupanii subsp. glossophyllum ( Heldr. ) Rouy, Bull Soc. France Bot 52: 646 ( 1906).
  • Colchicum lingulatum subsp. lingulatum
  • Colchicum lingulatum subsp.. rigescens K.Perss, Candollea 53: 411 ( 1998).
  • Colchicum szovitsii subsp. Brachyphyllum ( Boiss. & Hausskn. ) K.Perss. , bot Jahrb Syst. 127: 221 (2007).
  • Colchicum szovitsii subsp. szovitsii

Swell

  • Eugene Nasir: Flora of West Pakistan. 125 Colchicaceae. Stewart Herbarium, Rawalpindi 1979, p 1, online. (English)
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