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What is the scientific name of the tulip flower?

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Tulipa. Tulips belong to the family Liliaceae.

Kingdom: Plantae (plants)

Phylum: Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)

Class: Liliopsida (monocotyledons (any of a class or subclass (Liliopsida or Monocotyledoneae) of chiefly herbaceous1 angiospermous2 plants having an embryo with a single cotyledon3, usually parallel-veined leaves, and floral organs arranged in cycles of three)

Order: Liliales (lilies, water hyacinths, irises...etc.)

Family: Liliaceae (lily family)

Genus: Tulipa (tulip)

Species: Tulipa sylvestris (wild tulip)

1. Relating to or characteristic of an herb as distinguished from a woody plant.

2. A plant whose ovules are enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.

3. (ktl-dn) A leaf of the embryo of a seed plant, which upon germination either remains in the seed or emerges, enlarges, and becomes green. Also called seed leaf.

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