Asphodelus ramosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Asphodelus
Sectio: A. sect. Asphodelus
Species: Asphodelus ramosus
Subspecies: A. r. subsp. distalis – A. r. subsp. ramosus

Name

Asphodelus ramosus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 310. 1753.

Typus: Herb. Linn. No. 431.4, inflorescence only (Lectotypus: LINN, designated by Díaz Lifante & Valdés, Taxon 43: 249. 1994).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Asphodelus albus subsp. ramosus (L.) Bonnier & Layens, Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 301. 1894.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 310. Reference page.

Additional references

Díaz Lifante, Z. & Valdés, B. 1994. Lectotypification of Asphodelus ramosus (Asphodelaceae), a misunderstood Linnaean name. Taxon 43(2): 247–251. DOI: 10.2307/1222883 JSTOR Reference page.
Díaz Lifante, Z. & Valdés, B. 1996. Revisión del género Asphodelus L. (Asphodelaceae) en el Mediterráneo Occidental. Boissiera 52: 1–189. PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Asphodelus ramosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Asphodelus ramosus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 22 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Asphodelus ramosus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 22.
Tropicos.org 2019. Asphodelus ramosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Feb. 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asphodelus ramosus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

العربية: بروق متفرع
čeština: asfodyl větvený
Deutsch: Ästiger Affodill
suomi: Kartiosoihtu
français: Asphodèle ramifié
עברית: עירית גדולה
Mirandés: Alboruotona, Gamon
português: Abrótea

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