Albuca abyssinica

Albuca abyssinica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Ornithogaleae
Genus: Albuca
Species: Albuca abyssinica

Name

Albuca abyssinica Jacq., Icon. Pl. Rar. 1(3): t. 64 (1783).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Albuca elastica Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 239 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Asphodelus abyssinicus (Jacq.) Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 500 (1829).
  • Pallastema abyssinica (Jacq.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 36 (1866), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Asphodelus africanus Lam., Encycl. 1: 300 (1783).
  • Scilla petitiana A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 328 (1850).
  • Scilla quartiniana A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 329 (1850).
  • Albuca angolensis Welw., Apont.: 591 (1859).
  • Urginea petitiana (A.Rich.) Solms in G.Schweinfurth, Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 294 (1867).
  • Urginea quartiniana (A.Rich.) Solms in G.Schweinfurth, Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 284 (1867).
  • Albuca abyssinica Welw. ex Baker, Gard. Chron. 1872: 392 (1872), nom. illeg.
  • Albuca bainesii Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 29 (1873).
  • Ornithogalum melleri Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 280 (1873).
  • Urginea beccarii Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 223 (1873).
  • Albuca elwesii Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada, prepr. 6: 538 (1879).
  • Albuca wakefieldii Baker, Bot. Mag. 105: t. 6429 (1879).
  • Albuca allenae Baker, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 3: 10 (1888).
  • Urginea acinacifolia Schinz, Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 31: 220 (1890).
  • Albuca fischeri Engl., Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891: 165 (1892).
  • Albuca purpurascens Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 473 (1892).
  • Albuca tayloriana Rendle, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 424 (1895).
  • Albuca fleckii Schinz, Bull. Herb. Boissier 4(3): 40 (1896).
  • Ornithogalum monteiroi Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 508 (1897).
  • Albuca lugardii Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 533 (1898).
  • Albuca melleri (Baker) Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 532 (1898).
  • Albuca erlangeriana Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 92 (1902).
  • Albuca parviflora Perkins in G.W.J.Mildbraed (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 61 (1910), nom. illeg.
  • Albuca praecox Engl. & K.Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 143 (1910).
  • Ornithogalum quartinianum (A.Rich.) Lanza, Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 9: 34 (1910).
  • Albuca hysterantha Chiov., Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 145 (1911).
  • Albuca nemorosa Chiov., Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 146 (1911).
  • Albuca fibrillosa De Wild., Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 9(Suppl. Bot.): 21 (1921).
  • Albuca chaetopoda Chiov., Pl. Nov. Aethiop.: 3 (1928).
  • Albuca asclepiadea Chiov., Fl. Somala 2: 426 (1932).
  • Albuca beguinotii Cufod., Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp.: 318 (1939).
  • Albuca blepharophylla Cufod., Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp.: 320 (1939).
  • Albuca capitata Gilli, Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 69: 52 (1966).
  • Ornithogalum fleckii (Schinz) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Edinburgh J. Bot. 60: 548 (2003 publ. 2004).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Angola; Botswana; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Repu; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Northern Provinces; Rwanda; Somalia; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Uganda; Zare Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Jacquin, N.J.v. 1783. Icon. Pl. Rar. 1(3): t. 64

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Albuca abyssinica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Albuca abyssinica. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 03 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Albuca abyssinica in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 03.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Albuca abyssinica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Feb. 2019.

Vernacular names

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