Tulipa agenensis

Tulipa agenensis
Tulip agenensis in Israel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Tulipa
Species:	T. agenensis
Binomial name
Tulipa agenensis Redouté
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Tulipa oculus-solis DC. Tulipa acuminata Vahl ex Hornem. Tulipa raddii Reboul Tulipa maleolens Reboul Tulipa apula Guss. ex Ten. Tulipa foxiana Reboul Tulipa lortetii Jord. Tulipa boissieri Regel Tulipa hexagonata Borbás Tulipa martelliana Levier Tulipa libanotica Regel Tulipa dammanii Regel Tulipa aximensis E.P.Perrier & Songeon Tulipa sharonensis Dinsm. Tulipa veneris A.D.Hall plus several more names at the level of variety or subspecies

Tulipa agenensis is a Middle Eastern species of flowering plants in the lily family.^[1] It is native to Turkey, Iran, Cyprus, the Aegean Islands, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Palestine, and naturalized in the central and western Mediterranean (Italy, Tunisia, France, Portugal,Moldova etc.).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Tulipa agenensis is a bulb-forming perennial. Flowers are deep red with black and yellow markings toward the center.

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Altervista Flora Italiana, Tulipano selvatico, Tulipa agenensis DC.
3. Eker, I., Babaç, M.T. & Koyuncu, M. (2014). Revision of the genus Tulipa L. (Liliaceae) in Turkey. Phytotaxa 157: 1-112.
4. Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
5. Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
6. Dimpoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
7. Everett, D. (2013). The genus Tulipa Tulips of the world: 1-380. Kew publishing, Kew.

External links

• Flowers in Israel, Tulipa agenensis, Tulipa oculis-solis, Tulipa sharonensis, Sharon tulip, Sun's-eye tulip, Hebrew: צבעוני ההרים, Arabic: زنبق, قرن الغزالزنبق, قرن الغزال in English with color photos
• Flowering Jordan, Tulipa agenensis color photos
• Tulipa agenensis - Cyprus - (Cyprus Red Data Book) youtube video
• Pacific Bulb Society, Tulipa Species One photos of several species including Tulipa agenensis