Dracunculus vulgaris

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

Name

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

Synonyms

• 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).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Schott, H.W. & Endlicher, S.L. 1832. Meletemata Botanica. C. Gerold, Wien. 36 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Dracunculus vulgaris 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 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.

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