Gagea lojaconoi

Gagea lojaconoi is a Mediterranean and Black Sea species of plants in the lily family. It is native to Sardinia, Sicily, and Turkey.[1]

Gagea lojaconoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Gagea
Species:
G. lojaconoi
Binomial name
Gagea lojaconoi
Synonyms[1]
  • Gagea longifolia Lojac 1909, illegitimate homonym not Gand. 1876

Gagea lojaconoi is a bulb-forming herb with yellow flowers and green or red stems.[2]

The species is named for Italian botanist Michele Lojacono Pojero (1853-1919).[3][4]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Altervista Flora Italiana, Cipollaccio giallo di Lojacono Gagea lojaconoi
  3. The International Plant Names Index
  4. Peruzzi, Lorenzo. 2008. Informatore Botanico Italiano; Bolletino della Societa Botanica Italiana 39(Suppl. 1): 145


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