Biology:Acis rosea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Acis |
| Species: | A. rosea
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| Binomial name | |
| Acis rosea (F.Martin bis) Sweet[1]
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Acis rosea, known as the rose snowflake,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Corsica and Sardinia.[1] Unlike most members of the genus Acis, it has pink rather than white flowers. It is grown as an ornamental plant but requires protection from frost.
Description
Acis rosea is a small bulbous perennial, growing up to 12 cm tall. The grey-green leaves are narrow and usually appear after the flowers. Flowering occurs in autumn. The flowers are small, 5–9 mm long, and have pink tepals – most other species of Acis have white tepals. The pedicels (flower stalks) are short, 1–5 mm long. There are two spathes.[2][3]
Taxonomy
Acis rosea was first described in 1804 by F. Martin, as Leucojum roseum. In 1829, Robert Sweet transferred it to Acis.[1] However, Acis was not accepted by most botanists, who continued to use a broadly circumscribed Leucojum.[2][3] Acis was reinstated in 2004, after it was determined on morphological and molecular grounds that the broadly defined genus Leucojum was paraphyletic.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Acis rosea is native to the two western Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia. It is found in rocky ground, dry pastures and sandy places.[2][3]
Cultivation
Acis rosea is cultivated as an ornamental bulb. As it is not frost-hardy, it is usually grown in a bulb frame or alpine house.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Acis rosea", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=293467, retrieved 2017-12-06
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Grey-Wilson, Christopher; Mathew, Brian & Blamey, Marjorie (1981), Bulbs : the bulbous plants of Europe and their allies, London: Collins, ISBN 978-0-00-219211-8, p. 135 (as Leucoium roseum)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Mathew, Brian (1987), The Smaller Bulbs, London: B.T. Batsford, ISBN 978-0-7134-4922-8, pp. 120–121 (as Leucojum roseum)
- ↑ 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, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manuel_Crespo4/publication/226774240_Phylogenetic_analysis_of_Leucojum_and_Galanthus_Amaryllidaceae_based_on_plastid_matK_and_nuclear_ribosomal_spacer_ITS_DNA_sequences_and_morphology_Plant_Systematics_and_Evolution/links/0912f5075582a056b5000000/Phylogenetic-analysis-of-Leucojum-and-Galanthus-Amaryllidaceae-based-on-plastid-matK-and-nuclear-ribosomal-spacer-ITS-DNA-sequences-and-morphology-Plant-Systematics-and-Evolution.pdf, retrieved 2017-12-04
Wikidata ☰ Q5683528 entry
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