Dracunculus canariensis

Dracunculus canariensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Areae
Genus: Dracunculus
Species: Dracunculus canariensis

Name

Dracunculus canariensis Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 30 (1841).

• Type: “Teneriffe” (Holotype: B, destroyed)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anarmodium canariense (Kunth) Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 9: 368 (1861).

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S. 1841. Enumeratio plantarum omnium hucusque cognitarum, secundum familias naturales disposita, adjectis characteribus, differentiis et synonymis. Tomus Tertius. Enumeratio Xyridearum, Mayacearum, Commelynearum, Pontederiacearum, Melanthacearum, Uvulariearum, Liliacearum et Asphodelearum ... 752 pp. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stutgardiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Dracunculus canariensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 17. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Dracunculus canariensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Dracunculus canariensis. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jul 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dracunculus canariensis. Accessed: 17 Jul 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Dracunculus canariensis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 17.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dracunculus canariensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Gomera, Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife), Madeira (Madeira, probably extinct) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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