What Is The Scientific Name Of Lady Tulip? (ANSWERS)
SCIENTIFIC NAME OF LADY TULIP – In this topic, we are going to know and identify the binomial or scientific name of lady tulip.
This tulip is an Asian species of its kind under the lily family Liliaceae which is native to Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and the western Himalayas.
This is widely cultivated to be an ornamental and is naturealized in nations such as France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Tunisia, Greece, and Turkey.
The lady tulip grows to a height of 6 to 12 inches or 15 to 30 centimeters. The flower blooms during the spring season. It is also said to be unofficial provincial flower of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KPK province) in Pakistan.
Answer
The binomial name of Lady Tulip is Tulipa clusiana.
Tulipa is a genus of a spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes under the lily family Liliaceae. It is a Modern Latin term for tulip.
The species name clusiana might have possibly derived from an Artois doctor and pioneering botanist Charles de l’Écluse, L’Escluse or known as Carolus Clusius, who is also known for his work on tulips.
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