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Fritillaria taipaiensis is a flowering plant species in the lily family Liliaceae. It is found only in China, in the Provinces of Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi and Sichuan.[1]

Fritillaria taipaiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Fritillaria
Species:	F. taipaiensis
Binomial name
Fritillaria taipaiensis S.C. Chen
Synonyms[1]
Fritillaria cirrhosa f. glabra P.Y.Li Fritillaria glabra (P.Y.Li) S.C.Chen Fritillaria taipaiensis var. wanyuanensis Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu Fritillaria shaanxiica Y.K.Yang, S.X.Zhang & D.K.Zhang Fritillaria shennongjiaensis Y.K.Yang & Z.Zheng Fritillaria taipaiensis var. fengxianensis Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu Fritillaria taipaiensis f. platyphylla Y.K.Yang & S.X.Zhang

This herbaceous perennial produces bulbs up to 20 mm in diameter. The stem is up to 100 cm tall. The flowers are nodding and pendent, yellow-green with deep purple markings.[2][3]

formerly included[1]

• Fritillaria taipaiensis var. ningxiaensis Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu - now called Fritillaria yuzhongensis G.D.Yu & Y.S.Zhou
• Fritillaria taipaiensis var. yuxiensis Y.K.Yang, Z.Y.Gao & C.S.Zhou - now called Fritillaria yuzhongensis G.D.Yu & Y.S.Zhou
• Fritillaria taipaiensis var. zhouquensis S.C.Chen & G.D.Yu - now called Fritillaria sichuanica S.C.Chen

References

External links

• Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 111, 4-5 drawings of 3 species including Fritillaria taipaiensis
• Nature Library, 太白贝母 （Fritillaria taipaiensis） Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine color photo
• Plant Photo, 太白贝母 Fritillaria taipaiensis P. Y. Li 中国植物志 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine two color photos, captions in Chinese

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