Colchicum ritchii

Colchicum ritchii

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Liliales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Colchicaceae
Tribus: Colchiceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species: Colchicum ritchii

Name edit

Colchicum ritchii R.Br., Narr. Travels Africa, App.: 241 (1826).

Synonyms edit

  • Heterotypic
    • Colchicum aegyptiacum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 66 (1844).
    • Colchicum ritchii var. pusillum Bég. & A.Vacc., Contr. Fl. Lib.: 21 (1913).
      • Colchicum ritchii f. pusillum (Bég. & A.Vacc.) Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 5: 13 (1958).
    • Colchicum stenopetalum Boiss. & Buhse ex Stef., Sborn. B'lghar. Akad. Nauk 22: 30 (1926), pro syn.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Egypt, Libya, Tunisia.
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai.
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Saudi Arabia.

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

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