Colchicum boissieri, Orph.

7. C. boissieri Orph. , Atti Congr. Int. Bot. Firenze 1874: 31 (1876).

Corm with underground stolons; tunic reddish-brown, papery. Leaves 2(-3), 6-22 cm x 2-12 mm at maturity, develop­ ing after anthesis, linear, obtuse, the dorsal surface occasionally pubescent at the base; margin sometimes ciliate. Flowers 1 (—3); perianth-segments 20-35(-45) x 5-11 mm, bright lilac-pink, oblong-elliptical to linear-elliptical, obtuse to acute. Filaments up to 18 mm; anthers 4-8 mm, yellow; pollen yellow. Styles straight or slightly curved; stigmas punctiform. Capsule 15-20 mm, oblong. Flowering September to December. Stony ground and scrub. • S. Greece. Gr.

C. pinatziorum Rech. fil. , Bot. Jahrb. 80: 433 (1961), described from S.C. Greece (Ewoia), is doubtfully distinct from 7 and is said to differ only in its smaller, more slender flowers and slightly shorter anthers.