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Tulipa praecox TEN.

Synon.: Tulipa raddii REBOUL

Genus: Tulipa L.

Authors:
	TEN.:	Michele Tenore (1780 - 1861), Italian botanist at Naples
	REBOUL:	Eugène de Reboul (1781 - 1851), French botanist
	L.:	Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Tulipa:	dulband (Persian) = turban
	praecox:	early flowering
	raddii:	Giuseppe Raddi (1770 - 1829), Italian naturalist from Florence (RADDI)

The most striking difference between Tulipa praecox and Tulipa agenensis is the color of the leaves. Tulipa praecox has glaucous leaves, Tulipa agenensis green leaves. Both originate from Asia and have run wild at several places in the Mediterranean.

Fig. 1: Tulipa praecox / Large Sun's Eye Tulip, Fire Tulip
Chios, Chalkio 28.3.2016

Fig. 2: Tulipa praecox / Large Sun's Eye Tulip, Fire Tulip
Chios, Chalkio 28.3.2016

Fig. 3: Tulipa praecox / Large Sun's Eye Tulip, Fire Tulip
Chios, Chalkio 28.3.2016

Fig. 4: Tulipa praecox / Large Sun's Eye Tulip, Fire Tulip
Chios, Chalkio 28.3.2016

Fig. 5: Tulipa praecox / Large Sun's Eye Tulip, Fire Tulip
Chios, Chalkio 28.3.2016

Fig. 6: Tulipa praecox / Large Sun's Eye Tulip, Fire Tulip
Chios, Chalkio 28.3.2016

Fig. 7: Tulipa praecox / Large Sun's Eye Tulip, Fire Tulip
Chios, Chalkio 28.3.2016

Fig. 8: Tulipa praecox / Large Sun's Eye Tulip, Fire Tulip
Chios, Chalkio 28.3.2016

Fig. 9: Tulipa praecox / Large Sun's Eye Tulip, Fire Tulip
Chios, Chalkio 28.3.2016

Fig. 10: Tulipa praecox / Large Sun's Eye Tulip, Fire Tulip
Chios, Chalkio 28.3.2016

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