Acis ionica

Taxonavigation

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

Acis ionica Bareka, Kamari & Phitos, Willdenowia 36: 360 (2006).

Typus: [Greece, Isl. Kefallinia] “ad viam prope pagum Hagios Nikolaos, in petrosis calc., alt. 150–200 m”, 17.9.1969, Phitos & Kamari 8899 (Holotype: UPA)

Heterotypic
- Leucojum valentinum subsp. vlorense Paparisto & Qosja in Bul. Shkencat Nat. 1: 94 (1983), nom. inval.
- Leucojum ionicum Kit Tan, Mullaj, Sfikas & Strid, Fysi 107: 40 (2004).
  - Typus: Material cultivated at Göteborg Botanical Garden (three flowering stems, and two bulbs) originating from: Greece, Ionian islands, Kefallinia, Nomos Kefallinias, Eparchia Samis: Halbinsel Assos, 38°37'N, 20°53'E, 7 x 1976, Damboldt (Holotypus: ATH, incl photographs).
  - Acis orientalis Strid, Phytol. Balcanica 25(1): 79 (2019), nom. nov., nom. superfl. (Art. 11.4, Ex 14, 17 ICNafp)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Bareka, P., Kamari, G. & Phitos, D. 2006. Acis ionica (Amaryllidaceae), a new species from the Ionian area (W Greece, S Albania). Willdenowia 36(1): 357–366. DOI: 10.3372/wi.36.36131 Reference page.
Tan, K., Mullaj, A., Sfikas, G. & Strid, A. 2004. An autumn-flowering Leucojum (Amaryllidaceae) from South Albania and Western Greece. Fysi 107: 39–42. Reference page.
Strid, A. 2019. Acis orientalis: a new name for Leucojum ionicum (Amaryllidaceae). Phytologia Balcanica 25(1): 79–80. PDF Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2009. Acis ionica. Published online. Accessed: Nov 27 2009.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acis ionica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 26. Reference page.