Colchis is thought by scholars to derive from the Urartian Qulha, pronounced "Kolcha" (guttural "ch" - as in Scots loch).

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Colchicum melanthioides, also known as Androcymbium melanthioides, is probably the best known species from the tropical regions. In contrast to most temperate colchicums, the flower and leaves are produced at the same time, the white flowers usually in a small corymb that is enclosed

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