Cichorium endivia

Cichorium endivia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Cichoriinae
Genus: Cichorium
Sectio: C. sect. Cichorium
Species: Cichorium endivia

Name

Cichorium endivia L., Sp. Pl.: 813 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cichorium esculentum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 183 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Cichorium intybus var. endivia (L.) Mérat, Nouv. Fl. Env. Paris: 310 (1812)
  • Cichorium sativum Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 432 (1821 publ. 1822), nom. superfl.
  • Endivia vulgaris Cassone, Fl. Med.-Farm. 3: 370, 391 (1848).
• Heterotypic
  • Cichorium crispum Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: n.° 3 (1754).
  • Cichorium endivia var. angustifolium DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., ed. 3, 4: 68 (1805).
  • Cichorium endivia var. crispum (Mill.) DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., ed. 3, 4: 68 (1805).
  • Cichorium endivia var. latifolium DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., ed. 3, 4: 68 (1805).
  • Cichorium endivia var. roborovskyi Tzvelev, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 92: 1748 (2007).
  • Cichorium endivia subsp. sativum Cout., Fl. Portugal: 662 (1913).
  • Cichorium saticum var. crispum Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 432 (1821 publ. 1822).
  • Endivia crispa (Mill.) Cassone, Fl. Med.-Farm. 3: 371, 391 (1848).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northern Africa Egypt. Asia-Temperate Western Asia Palestine. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 813. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cichorium endivia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cichorium endivia. Published online. Accessed: 6 Mar 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cichorium endivia. Accessed: 6 Mar 2025.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Cichorium endivia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 6. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

čeština: čekanka listová, štěrbák zahradní
Deutsch: Endivie
English: Endive
Esperanto: Endivio
suomi: Endiivi
français: Endive
italiano: Indivia
македонски: Ендивија
русский: Эндивий
svenska: Sydcikoria
Türkçe: Hindiba

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