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Colchicum L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 341 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000008882.

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Synonyms of Colchicum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Androcymbium Willd. Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 2: 21 (1808) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000001993
Bulbocodium L. Sp. Pl. 1: 294. 1753. (1 May 1753) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000005727
Cymbanthes Salisb. Gen. Pl.: 55 (1866) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000010356
Erythrostictus Schltdl. Linnaea 1(1): 90. 1826 [Jan 1826] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000014013
Eudesmis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 80 (1837) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000014141
Fouha Pomel Mat. Fl. Atl.: 2 (1860) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000014979
Merendera Ramond Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 2: 178 (1801) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000023777
Plexinium Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 32 (1837) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000030389
Synsiphon Regel Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 6: 490. 1879. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000037326
Abandium Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 54 (1763) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044225

Species in Colchicum ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Colchicum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum aestivale Boreau Fl. Centre France , ed. 3, 2: 612 (1857) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000763798
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum agrippinum Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 425 (1879) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000763802
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum albofenestratum J.C.Manning & Snijman Bothalia 40: 175 (2010) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001334235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum ambiguum Grey-Wilson Colchicum Guide 557. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000021772
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum atropurpureum Stapf ex Stearn J. Bot. 72: 341 (1934) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000763821
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum autumnale f. patens (Schultz) Domin Magyar Bot. Lapok 8: 331 1909 — wfo-0000810893
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum autumnale var. album Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 173. 1822 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200015784
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum autumnale var. major Tubergen Nursery Cat. (van Tubergen) 1897(Bloembollen): 16. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200015530
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum autumnale var. patens (Schultz) Rouy Fl. France 11: 456 1909 — wfo-0000810892
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum autumnale var. pictum Lej. & Courtois Comp. Fl. Belg. 2: 33. 1831 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200015540
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum autumnale var. serotinum Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 173. 1822 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200015847
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum bertolonii var. cupanii (Guss.) Parl. Fl. Ital. 3: 190. 1860 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200015804
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum bisignanii Ten. ex Janka Oesterr. Bot. Z. 25: 84. 1875 (1875) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000036920
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum burchellii (Baker) J.C.Manning & Vinn. Bothalia 53(1)-a5: 2. 2023 [29 Mar 2023] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001427765
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum burchellii subsp. pulchrum (Schltr. & K.Krause) J.C.Manning & Vinn. Bothalia 53(1)-a5: 2. 2023 [29 Mar 2023] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001426804
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum byzantinum Ker Gawl. Bot. Mag. 26: t. 1028 (1807) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000763851
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum candidissimum (Miscz. ex Grossh.) Zubov Int. Rock Gard. 136: 8 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000055381
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum cantacujense Heldr. ex Stefanoff, Monogr. Colch. (Sborn. B'lghar. Akad. Nauk. xxii.) 40 (1926), inobs. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000763859
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum coloratum subsp. coloratum – – — wfo-0001421198
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum cupanii var. pulverulentum Batt. ex Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 5: 16. 1958 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200015486
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum floribundum Lawson Cat. 6; ex Salisb. in Trans. Hort. Soc. i. (1812) 329. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000763899
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum jolantae (Czerniak.) Zubov Int. Rock Gard. 136: 8 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000055382
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum kackarense Rukšāns & Zubov Int. Rock Gard. 147: 22, figs. 2-6. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000029732
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum liparochiadys Woronow – — wfo-0001073212
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum lockmannii Siehe ex Stef. Sborn. B'lghar. Akad. Nauk 22: 33. 1926 (1926) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000036860
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum lusitanicum Brot. Phytogr. Lusit. Select. 2: 211, t. 173, 174 — wfo-0001072875
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum neapolitanum subsp. gracile (K.Perss.) Fridl. Bot. Serbica 38(1): 45. 2014 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368390
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum neapolitanum subsp. gracile (K.Perss.) Fridl. Bot. Serbica 40(1): 105. 2016 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum paranquei (Fridl. & M.Pignal) Fridl. & J.-M.Tison Evaxiana 0.488194444 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000045168
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum patens Schultz Flora 9: 132 (1826) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000763984
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum szovitsii var. freynii (Bornm. ex Stef.) Stef. Sborn. B'lghar. Akad. Nauk 22: 26. 1926 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200015832
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum szowitzianum hort. Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1117, in syn. 1895 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001353271
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum tessellatum Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 425 (1879) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000764032
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum tulakii Giannakis, Tsiftsis & Elefth. Nordic J. Bot. 39(6)-e03207: 3. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000026470
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum umbrosum subsp. amphibolum Zohary & Artjush. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 53: 325. 1968 (1968) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200012860
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Colchicum veratrifolium S.Arn. Gard. Chron. III, 48: 242 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000810891