Tulipa butkovii
Tulipa butkovii Botschantz.
Tulipa butkovii is a species of the genus Tulipa in the Liliaceae family, native to Uzbekistan. It was described by Botschantz in 1961 and named after A. Butkov, a plant taxonomist and geobotanist. This species grows in the middle mountain zone at elevations of 1300–2200 m, on fine earth, gravelly and stony slopes, screes, and rocks. Its taxonomic status remains uncertain, with some researchers considering it a synonym of T. albertii Regel, while others recognize it as a distinct species within the section Vinistriatae.
Description
Tulipa butkovii has an ovoid bulb 2–3 cm thick, with a brown, papery tunic and short, adpressed golden hairs on the inside. The stem is 15–30 cm long, brownish-green, glaucous, and pubescent. It has 3–4 leaves, often reflexed and glaucous, with the basal leaf broadly lanceolate and the upper leaf narrow lanceolate. The flower is solitary, widely campanulate, with crimson-red to brick-red perigone segments. The filaments are red, brownish, or purple, and the anthers are yellow or purple. The ovary is bottle-shaped, and the capsule is oblong-ovate. Specimens were collected in the Chatkal Range and Akbulak Valley between 1955 and 1956. The species is part of a group with ornamental value, leading to overexploitation in some areas.
Distribution
Uzbekistan
