Asphodelus ramosus

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, 2nd 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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