Acis (Amaryllidaceae)

Acis autumnalis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Galantheae
Genus: Acis
Species: A. autumnalis – A. fabrei – A. ionica – A. longifolia – A. nicaeensis – A. rosea – A. tingitana – A. trichophylla – A. valentina

Name

Acis Salisb., Parad. Lond. 2: t. 74. (1807)

Type species: Acis autumnalis (L.) Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. [Sweet] 3: sub t. 297. 1829. Lledó et al. (2004)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ruminia Parl., Due Nuov. Gen. Monocot.: 4. (1858)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Sicilia. Africa Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Salisbury, R.A. 1805(–1808). The Paradisus Londinensis: or coloured figures of plants cultivated in the vicinity of the metropolis. Vol. 1–2. BHL Reference page.  2: t. 74. Illustration as synonym Leucojum pulchellum Salisb., Parad. Lond. t. 74. (1807).

Additional references

• Lledó, M.D., Davis, A.P., Crespo, M.B., Chase, M.W. & Fay, M.F. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis of Leucojum and Galanthus (Amaryllidaceae) based on plastid mat K and nuclear ribosomal spacer (ITS) DNA sequences and morphology. Plant Systematics and Evolution 246(3–4): 223–243. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-004-0152-0 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Acis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Acis. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 29 2018.

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