Tulipa eichleri | |
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Tulipa eichleri in Jardin des plantes, Paris | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Tulipa |
Subgenus: | Tulipa subg. Tulipa |
Species: | T. eichleri
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Binomial name | |
Tulipa eichleri | |
Synonyms[1] | |
None known |
Tulipa eichleri, commonly known as Eichler tulip or Eichler's tulip, is a species of tulip. It is a bulbous flowering perennial with long green leaves,deep red flowers with a central black blotch, coming from the Caucasus Mountains (between Europe and Asia).
It is thought to be a synonym of Tulipa undulatifolia Boiss.[2][3] or a synonym of Tulipa undulatifolia var. undulatifolia by some sources.[4]