Tulipa gesneriana L.

Didier's tulip (en), Tulipe de Gesner (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Tulipa

Characteristics

A bulb plant. The leaves are narrow or sword shaped. It produces a single flower.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Yunnan.
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In and around cultivated land.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The bulbs are eaten in times of scarcity. They are dried and pulverised and added to cereals or flour. Caution: The flowers and bulbs can cause dermatitis through the allergen, tuliposide.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible bulbs flowers roots
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity allergenic (whole)
Animal toxicity toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 60 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Tulipa gesneriana habit picture by yoannvdv (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Tulipa gesneriana leaf picture by NICOLAS VERON (cc-by-sa)
Tulipa gesneriana leaf picture by Jul Desreu (cc-by-sa)
Tulipa gesneriana leaf picture by veronica cairo veronica cairo (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Tulipa gesneriana flower picture by Sedláčková Nikol (cc-by-sa)
Tulipa gesneriana flower picture by Johann Rubatscher (cc-by-sa)
Tulipa gesneriana flower picture by Kelly Castaldo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tulipa gesneriana world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Italy, Malaysia, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Russian Federation, Turks and Caicos Islands, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:542923-1
WFO ID wfo-0000743525
COL ID 59KYV
BDTFX ID 69983
INPN ID 127934
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Tulipa fransoniana Tulipa marjolletii Tulipa lurida Tulipa hortensis Tulipa mauriana Tulipa pubescens Tulipa platystigma Tulipa scabriscapa Tulipa retroflexa Tulipa repens Tulipa media Tulipa baldaccii Tulipa bicolor Tulipa coronaria Tulipa elegans Tulipa unguiculata Tulipa variopicta Tulipa spathulata Tulipa montisandrei Tulipa laciniata Tulipa planifolia Tulipa fulgens Tulipa didieri Tulipa cornuta Tulipa connivens Tulipa campsopetala Tulipa stricta Tulipa sommieri Tulipa rubidusa Tulipa sedunii Tulipa marjoletti Tulipa perrieri Tulipa neglecta Tulipa billietiana Tulipa mauritiana Tulipa passeriniana Tulipa grengiolensis Tulipa segusiana Tulipa mauriannensis Tulipa etrusca Tulipa bonarotiana Tulipa serotina Tulipa strangulata Tulipa stenopetala Tulipa didieri var. mauriana Tulipa didieri var. planifolia Tulipa didieri var. billietiana Tulipa didieri subsp. platystigma Tulipa scabriscapa var. bonarotiana Tulipa scabriscapa var. neglecta Tulipa gesneriana var. spathulata Tulipa suaveolens var. passeriniana Tulipa scabriscapa var. sommieri Tulipa serotina var. etrusca Tulipa strangulata var. variopicta Tulipa strangulata var. bonarotiana Tulipa didieri subsp. billietiana Tulipa fransoniana subsp. mauriana Tulipa didieri var. flavicans Tulipa connivens var. obtusata Tulipa connivens var. luteoguttata Tulipa strangulata var. obtusata Tulipa didieri subsp. flavicans Tulipa connivens subsp. luteoguttata Tulipa connivens subsp. obtusata Tulipa neglecta var. atroguttata Tulipa scabriscapa var. hawardeniana Tulipa scabriscapa var. rebouliana Tulipa scabriscapa var. primulina Tulipa scabriscapa var. strangulata Tulipa scabriscapa var. mixta Tulipa turcica var. media Tulipa neglecta subsp. atroguttata Tulipa strangulata subsp. obtusa Tulipa strangulata subsp. bonarotiana Tulipa saracenica Tulipa montana Tulipa acutiflora Tulipa strangulata subsp. variopicta Tulipa gesneriana