Fritillaria eduardii explained

Fritillaria eduardii is a species of flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, native to Central Asia.^{[1] [2]} It is closely related to the widely cultivated species, F. imperialis, called "crown imperial."^{[3] [4]}

Varieties

• Fritillaria eduardii var. inodora (Regel) Wietsma - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
• Fritillaria eduardii var. eduardii - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

Notes and References

1. Regel, Eduard August von 1884. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada. Acta Horti Petropolitani. St. Petersburg 8: page 653, plate 2.
2. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=535120-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DFritillaria%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3Dspec%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_species%3Deduardii%26output_format%3Dnormal The International Plant Names Index
3. Book: RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. 2008. Dorling Kindersley. United Kingdom. 978-1405332965. 1136.
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358322#page/315/mode/1up Linnaeus, Carl. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 303