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and I'd welcome help on this identification. In the field I thought T. ostrowskiana but now I'm not so sure - it is the leaves which cause concern as they are neither crispate nor ciliate.
and a probable T. heterphylla
Hello FrazerThis is not T. heterophylla, but looks more to T. tianschanica!Where in Kirgizia did you find this tulip?Your red tulip is indeed T. ostrowskiana, the most variable tulip I know .Even the the yellow tulips sold in trade as T. tetraphylla and T. altaica belong to T. ostrowskianagreetingsSjaak de Groot
Dear Sjaak,Thank you for your identification.The tulip was photographed on the road into Chong-Kemon the north side of that road some 10 kms or so before entry to the valley from the main road. I attach another photograph showing stamens and filaments etc.I also photographed this tulip (which i'm still trying to identify from Everett) - of which there were about 10-12 on the south side of the road into Chong-Kemin under thick vegetation. As you can see the inside of the tepals was coloured. It wasn't at the same location but probably not more than 2-3kms away from the earlier T. thianshanica. I'm happy so send a personal email with other photographs of Kyrgyz tulips, if you wish.Groetjes/RegardsFrazer