Dracunculus vulgaris

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 vulgaris

Dracunculus vulgaris Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 17 (1832), nom. nov.

Replaced synonym
- Arum dracunculus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 964 (1753).
  - Type: “Habitat in Europa australi.” Not designated.
Homotypic
- Arum guttatum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 260 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Dracunculus spadiceus Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 65 (1837), nom. illeg.
- Aron dracunculum (L.) St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 119 (1880).
- Dracunculus dracunculus (L.) Voss, Vilm. Ill. Blumengärtn., ed. 3, 1: 1166 (1895), nom. inval.
Heterotypic
- Dracunculus major Garsault, Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 250 (1764), opus utiq. oppr.
- Dracunculus polyphyllus Blume, Rumphia 1: 124 (1836), nom. illeg.
- Dracunculus creticus Schott, Prodr. Syst. Aroid.: 120 (1860).
  - Dracunculus vulgaris var. creticus (Schott) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 754 (1882).
  - Dracunculus vulgaris subsp. creticus (Schott) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 173 (1890).
- Dracunculus vulgaris var. elongatus Engl. in A.L.P. de Candolle & A.C.P. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 603 (1879).
- Dracunculus vulgaris var. laevigatus Engl. in A.L.P. de Candolle & A.C.P. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 603 (1879).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse (introduced), France (introduced), Portugal (introduced), Sardegna.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Sicily, Malta), Yugoslavia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Turkey.

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Tropicos.org 2023. Dracunculus vulgaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jul 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Dracunculus vulgaris. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jul 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dracunculus vulgaris. Accessed: 17 Jul 2023.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Dracunculus vulgaris 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 vulgaris in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.