Triploid (2n= 3x+ 36) cytotype ofTulipa clusianavar.stellatahas been recovered from Kishtwar plateau located south-east of Srinagar. Except for number, the fundamental karyotype of triploid plants is essentially similar in detail to other cytotypes ofTulipa clusiana.The monoploid set consists of one submetacentric and eleven subtelocentric chromosomes. Attemps made to explain the nature of triploidy on grounds of karyotype and meiotic behaviour favour origin of triploid plants through autoploidy.