Aquilegia atrovinosa
| Aquilegia atrovinosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. atrovinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Aquilegia atrovinosa | |
Aquilegia atrovinosa is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae native to Central Asia.[1]
Description
[edit]The flowers of this species are a dark purple colour, 3–3.5 cm (1.2–1.4 in) in diameter, with incurved spurs of around 1.5 cm (0.59 in) in length. The plant grows to between 30–60 cm (12–24 in), occasionally reaching 90 cm (35 in).[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Aquilegia atrovinosa is most closely related to the so-called Afghan columbine Aquilegia karelinii, within a larger Central Asian clade also including Aquilegia moorcroftiana, Aquilegia nivalis, Aquilegia pubiflora, Aquilegia fragrans, and Aquilegia lactiflora.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The specific epithet atrovinosa derives from the Latin words atro, meaning "dark", and vinosa, meaning "full of wine", probably referring to the colour of the flowers.[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Aquilegia atrovinosa is native to primarily temperate regions of Tajikistan,[5] Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and northern Xinjiang.[1] It grows at altitudes of 1,800–3,600 m (5,900–11,800 ft) in forests and in montane river valleys.[2][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Aquilegia atrovinosa Popov ex Gamajun". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ a b Fu, Dezhi; Orbélia R., Robinson. "Aquilegia atrovinosa". Flora of China. Vol. 6. Retrieved 20 October 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Fior, Simone; Li, Mingai; Oxelman, Bengt; Viola, Roberto; Hodges, Scott A.; Ometto, Lino; Varotto, Claudio (2013). "Spatiotemporal reconstruction of the Aquilegia rapid radiation through next-generation sequencing of rapidly evolving cpDNA regions". New Phytologist. 198 (2): 579–592. doi:10.1111/nph.12163. PMID 23379348.
- ^ a b Nowak, Arkadiusz; Nobis, Marcin, eds. (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas. Polish Academy of Sciences, Botanical Garden Center for Biological Diversity Conservation. p. 21. ISBN 9788395412363.