Tulipa suaveolens

Tulipa suaveolens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Genus:	Tulipa
Species:	T. suaveolens
Binomial name
	Tulipa suaveolens; Roth
Synonyms
	Tulipa gesneriana var. acutiflora Pacz. ; Tulipa gesneriana subsp. schrenkii (Regel) Nyman ; Tulipa hortulanorum Wender. ; Tulipa monticola E.Wulff ; Tulipa odoratissima Vis. ; Tulipa oxypetala Steven ; Tulipa schrenkii Regel ; Tulipa splendens Delip. ; Tulipa suaveolens var. bicolor Regel ; Tulipa suaveolens var. pluriflora Regel ; Tulipa turcarum Levier ; Tulipa volgensis M.Bieb. ex Eichw. ;

Tulipa suaveolens, synonym Tulipa schrenkii, the van Thol tulip or Schrenck's tulip, is a bulbous herbaceous perennial of species of tulip (Tulipa) in the family Liliaceae. It belongs to section Tulipa. It is the probable wild ancestor of the garden tulip (Tulipa gesneriana).