Chamaenerion colchicum

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Onagraceae
Subfamilia: Onagroideae
Tribus: Epilobieae
Genus: Chamaenerion
Sectio: Chamaenerion sect. Rosmarinifolia
Species: Chamaenerion colchicum

Name

Chamaenerion colchicum (Albov) Steinb. in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 15: 626 (1949).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Epilobium colchicum Albov, Prodr. Fl. Colchic.: 86 (1895).
Homotypic
- Chamerion colchicum (Albov) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 7: 86 (1972).
Heterotypic
- Epilobium dodonaei var. caucasicum Hausskn., Monogr. Epilobium: 51 (1884).
  - Chamaenerion caucasicum (Hausskn.) Sosn. ex Grossh., Fl. Kavkaza 3: 104 (1932).
  - Chamerion caucasicum (Hausskn.) Galushko, Fl. Severn. Kavkaza Vopr. Ist. 3: 56 (1979).
- Epilobium colchicum subsp. iranicum P.H.Raven, Årbok Univ. Bergen, Mat.-Naturvitensk. Ser. 1962(1): 21 (1962). [accepted by POWO]
  - Chamerion iranicum (P.H.Raven) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 7: 86 (1972).

Note: Govaerts et al. (2023) now accept the resurrection of Epilobium colchicum Albov, Prodr. Fl. Colchic.: 86 (1895), but Hassler (2023} prefers the above combination and synonymy. Consider creating a separate taxon page for Epilobium colchicum until this is resolved.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Iran, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Chamaenerion colchicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 6. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Chamaenerion colchicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Dec 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Chamaenerion colchicum. Published online. Accessed: 6 Dec 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Chamaenerion colchicum. Accessed: 6 Dec 2023.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Chamaenerion colchicum. Accessed: 2023 Dec 6.