Galanthus elwesii

Galanthus elwesii
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Galanthus
Species:
G. elwesii
Binomial name
Galanthus elwesii
Synonyms[3][4]
Synonyms
  • Chianthemum elwesii (Hook.f.) Kuntze
  • Chianthemum graecum (Orph. ex Boiss.) Kuntze
  • Galanthus bulgaricus Velen. nom. inval.
  • Galanthus globosus Burb.
  • Galanthus gracilis subsp. baytopii Zeybek
  • Galanthus graecus Orph. ex Boiss.
  • Galanthus maximus Velen.
  • Galanthus melihae (Zeybek) E.Sauer & Zeybek
  • Galanthus nivalis subsp. elwesii (Hook.f.) Gottl.-Tann.
Galanthus elwesii, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Curtis's Botanical Magazine 1875[5]

Galanthus elwesii, Elwes's snowdrop or greater snowdrop, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to the Balkans and Asia Minor, where it is found in the countries of Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine and Turkey.[1]

This herbaceous perennial plant grows to 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in) high. It grows from a globose bulb, 2–3 cm in diameter. It produces two leaves which are obtuse, linear, and blue-green in colour. The flowers are globose, white, pendulous, 2–3 cm long, and solitary at the tip of a solid, pointed scape. The outer floral tepals are oblanceolate, with shorter inner tepals that are emarginate (notched at the apex), tapering towards their base with green patches apically and basally (see illustrations). The fruit forms a dehiscent capsule with three valves. Overall Galanthus elwesii is a more robust plant than G. nivalis.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b Davis, A. (2011). "Galanthus elwesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T164896A5935589. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T164896A5935589.en. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference WCLSPFgel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference tplelwesii was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Hooker 1875.
  6. ^ Dimitri 1987.
  7. ^ Hessayon 1995.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference mbgelwesii was invoked but never defined (see the help page).