Tulipa scharipovii Tojibaev, 2009

Tojibaev, Komiljon, Dekhkonov, Davron, Ergashov, Ibrokhimjon, Sun, Hang, Deng, Tao & Yusupov, Ziyoviddin, 2022, The synopsis of the genus Tulipa (Liliaceae) in Uzbekistan, Phytotaxa 573 (2), pp. 163-214 : 182-183

2.6. Tulipa scharipovii Tojibaev in Linzer Biol. Beitr. 41(2): 1063. (2009).

Type:— UZBEKISTAN. Tian-Shan Occidentalis , montes Kuramensis , prope pagum Uygursay, 20 March 2009, Tojibaev sn. (holotype TASH000522 !) .

Description:—Bulb ovoid, 3.0–3.5 сm long and 2.0– 2.5 cm wide; tunic coriaceous, black-brown to dark brown, not prolonged, inside densely hairy, especially at the top; plants of relatively slender habit; stem thin, glabrous (10) 15–20 cm long; leaves 3, nearly verticillate, deflexed and usually lying on the soil surface, 7–10 сm long, do not exceeding the flower, glabrous, narrow lanceolate, more or less curled, undulate at margins; basal leaf 0.5–1.0 сm wide; flower solitary, 2.5–3.0 cm long, yellow, pendulous in the bud, initially cup-shaped, opening to a wide star, perigone segments without blotch, elliptic or oblong, at the apex obtuse or sinuate, after anthesis turn brownish at the top; stamen 9–10 mm long, 2.0–2.5 times shorter than perigone; filaments yellow, glabrous, narrow triangular (dilated at the base); anthers yellow, as long as filaments; ovary greenish, longer than stamen ( Fig. 6A ).

General distribution:—Endemic to the northern foothills of the Fergana Valley ( Uzbekistan).

Distribution in Uzbekistan:—I-1 the Western Tian- Shan district (I-1-e Chorkesar region).

Phenology:—Flowering: March–April; fruiting: May.

Ecology:—Slightly saline loess soils, sometimes gravelly and stony slopes of foothills, 500–900 m a.s.l.

Etymology:—The species is named after Uzbek tulip expert, A. Scharipov, who devoted all his scientific activity to the study of Central Asian tulips in the Tashkent Botanical Garden.

Specimens examined:— UZBEKISTAN: Western Tian-Shan district , Chorkesar region , Kurama Range, prope pagum Uygursay, 20 March 2009, Tojibaev s.n. ( TASH!) ; Fergana Valley , above the village Uygursay, before turn to the village Akhcha, loessial foothills, 22 March 2009 Tojibaev s.n. ( TASH!) ; the lower reaches of the river Chadaksay , left bank, loessial foothills, tract Chap, 12 March 2020, Tojibaev, Batashov, Khoshimov s.n. ( TASH!) ; 5 km east of the road Khanabad–Chorkesar , tract Chap, 18 March 2020, Tojibaev, Batashov, Dekhkanov, Khoshimov s.n. ( TASH!) ; road between Khanabad and Chust , loessial saline slopes, 19 March 2020, Tojibaev, Batashov, Dekhkanov, Khoshimov s.n. ( TASH!) ; loess foothills near the village Akhcha , between Akhcha and Uygursay, 20 March 2020, Tojibaev, Batashov, Dekhkanov, Khoshimov s.n. ( TASH!) .

Figures

FIGURE 6. Species of Tulipa sect. Kolpakowskianae: A. T. scharipovii, B. T. intermedia, C. T. talassica. Scale bars, 1 cm.