Acis tingitana

Acis tingitana is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to north Morocco.[1] Rare in cultivation, it is not fully frost-hardy.

Acis tingitana
In cultivation in Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Acis
Species:
A. tingitana
Binomial name
Acis tingitana
(Baker) Lledó, A.P.Davis & M.B.Crespo[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Leucojum tingitanum Baker
  • Leucojum fontianum Maire

Description

Acis tingitana is a bulbous flowering plant. Forms described under the synonym Leucojum fontianum have four to five leaves per bulb, each 6–8 mm wide, produced with the flowers in spring. The flowering stems are about 10–12 cm tall, and bear up to four flowers, with six 1–1.5 cm-long tepals, each with a sharply pointed tip. Forms described under the synonym Leucojum tingitanum are less robust, with narrower leaves.[2]

Taxonomy

Acis tingitana was first described in 1878 by John Gilbert Baker, as Leucojum tingitanum.[3] The specific epithet tingitanus refers to Tangier, in Morocco.[4] In 1934, René Maire described Leucojum fontianum.[5] Although in 1987 Brian Mathew regarded the two species as distinct, in 1992, he synonymized them.[6] In 2004, Leucojum tingitanum was transferred to the genus Acis, along with other species of Leucojum, on the basis of a molecular phylogenetic study.[7]

Distribution and habitat

Acis tingitana is native to north Morocco, particularly around Tangier. It occurs below about 1500 m.[1][2] One collection came from wet ground around a stream.[6]

Cultivation

Rare in cultivation, Acis tingitana is not fully frost-hardy, and requires protection.[2][6]

References
  1. "Acis tingitana", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2017-12-01
  2. Mathew, Brian (1987), The Smaller Bulbs, London: B.T. Batsford, ISBN 978-0-7134-4922-8, p. 120 (as Leucojum fontianum)
  3. "Plant Name Details for Leucojum tingitanum Baker", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2017-12-04
  4. Stearn, W.T. (2004), Botanical Latin (4th (p/b) ed.), Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, p. 223, ISBN 978-0-7153-1643-6
  5. "Plant Name Details for Leucojum fontianum Maire", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2017-12-04
  6. Mathew, Brian (1992), "Leucojum tingitanum: Amaryllidaceae", Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 9 (4): 156–160, doi:10.1111/j.1467-8748.1992.tb00090.x
  7. Lledó, Ma D.; Davis, A.P.; Crespo, M.B.; Chase, M.W. & Fay, M.F. (2004), "Phylogenetic analysis of Leucojum and Galanthus (Amaryllidaceae) based on plastid matK and nuclear ribosomal spacer (ITS) DNA sequences and morphology", Plant Systematics and Evolution, 246 (3–4): 223–243, doi:10.1007/s00606-004-0152-0, S2CID 43826738, retrieved 2017-12-04
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