Ammi majus

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Apiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Apieae
Genus: Ammi
Species: Ammi majus
Subspecies: A. m. subsp. majus – A. m. subsp. procerum

Name edit

Ammi majus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 243 (1753).

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Apium ammi Crantz, Stirp. Austr. Fasc. 3: 109 (1767), nom. superfl.
    • Apium ammi-maius Crantz, Cl. Umbell. Emend.: 103 (1767), nom. superfl.
    • Ammi elatum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 162 (1796), nom. superfl.
    • Aethusa ammi (Crantz) Spreng., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 6: 260 (1812).
    • Sison majus (L.) Eaton & Wright, Man. Bot., ed. 8: 429 (1840).
    • Ammi majus var. genuinum Godr. in Gren. & Godr., Fl. France 1: 732 (1848–1849), nom. inval.
    • Visnaga major (L.) J.Vick, Vick's Ill. Cat. Fl. Guide: 54 (1866).
    • Visnaga vulgaris Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 2: 350 (1899), nom. superfl.
    • Selinum ammoides E.H.L.Krause in J.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2, 12: 43 (1904).
    • Carum majus (L.) Koso-Pol., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou, n.s., 29: 198 (1915 publ. 1916).

Homonyms edit

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden (introduced)).
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Belgium, Czechoslovakia (introduced).
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares (Mallorca, Menorca), Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Slovenia).
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Azores, Canary Islands (Hierro, La Palma, Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote), Madeira, Selvagens.
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea, Ethiopia (introduced).
    • Regional: East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya (introduced).
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces (introduced).
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Middle Asia
      • Tadzhikistan (introduced).
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Sinai, Turkey.
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
    • Regional: China
      • China Southeast (introduced).
    • Regional: Eastern Asia
      • Japan (introduced).
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • Pakistan (introduced).
  • Continental: Australasia (introduced)
    • Regional: Australia
      • Tasmania.
    • Regional: New Zealand
      • New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
  • Continental: Pacific (introduced)
    • Regional: Southwestern Pacific
      • New Caledonia.
    • Regional: South-Central Pacific
      • Tubuai Islands.
  • Continental: Northern America (introduced)
    • Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Oregon.
    • Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
      • Missouri, South Dakota.
    • Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Pennsylvania.
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona, California.
    • Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
      • Texas.
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina.
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest.
  • Continental: Southern America (introduced)
    • Regional: Central America
      • Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras.
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti.
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Colombia.
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil South.
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile South, Uruguay.

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

References edit

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

Deutsch: Große Knorpelmöhre
English: Large Bullwort
español: Espuma del Mar
suomi: Isosudenporkkana
français: Ammi Élevé
Nederlands: Groot akkerscherm
polski: Aminek Większy
русский: Амми большая
Türkçe: Yabani diş otu
  For more multimedia, look at Ammi majus on Wikimedia Commons.