Prospero talosii explained
Prospero talosii is an autumnal flowering plant of the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae endemic to the small Dia Island near Crete, Greece.[1] The species is polyploid, and has the largest chromosome number in the genus.[2] [3] Fewer than 50 individuals are known in the wild, and the species is considered Critically Endangered[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Prospero talosii International Plant Names Index . 2024-11-22 . www.ipni.org.
- Tzanoudakis . D. . Kypriotakis . Z. . A new polyploid Scilla (Liliaceae) from the Cretan area (Greece) . Folia Geobotanica . 1998 . 33 . 103-108.
- Speta . F. . Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Gattung Prospero SALISB. (Hyacinthaceae) auf der griechischen Insel Kreta . Linzer biol. Beitr. . 2000 . 32 . 2 . 1323-1326 .
- Book: Bazos . I. . Delipetrou . P. . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 . 2018 . e.T15418079A18612655 . iucn . Prospero talosii.