Epilobium tetragonum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Onagraceae
Subfamilia: Onagroideae
Tribus: Epilobieae
Genus: Epilobium
Sectio: E. sect. Epilobium
Species: Epilobium tetragonum
Subspecies: E. t. subsp. lamyi – E. t. subsp. tetragonum – E. t. subsp. tournefortii
Nothosubspecies: E. t. nothosubsp. semiadnatum

Name

Epilobium tetragonum L., Sp. Pl.: 348 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Chamaenerion tetragonum (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 271 (1771).
- Epilobium glabellum var. tetragonum (L.) Maiden & Betche, Census N.S.W. Pl.: 157 (1916).

Homonyms

Epilobium tetragonum Pollich, Hist. Pl. Palat. 1: 377 (1776), nom. illeg., vide Epilobium obscurum Schreb., Spic. Fl. Lips.: 147, 155 (1771)
Epilobium tetragonum Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 231 (1790), nom. illeg., vide Ludwigia octovalvis subsp. octovalvis
Epilobium tetragonum Guss., Fl. Sicul. Syn. 1: 444 (1843), nom. illeg., vide Epilobium tetragonum subsp. tetragonum
Epilobium tetragonum C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 586 (1879), nom. illeg., vide Epilobium wallichianum Hausskn., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 29: 56 (1879.
Epilobium tetragonum Aitch., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 163 (1882), nom. illeg., vide Epilobium palustre L., Sp. Pl.: 348 (1753).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland (introduced), Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, East European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam (introduced), West Himalaya.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Chile Central, Chile South (introduced).
Continental: Antarctic
- Regional: Subantarctic Islands
  - Crozet Islands, Kerguelen (introduced).

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

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 348. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Epilobium tetragonum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sep 28. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Epilobium tetragonum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Sep 2024.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Epilobium tetragonum. Published online. Accessed: 28 Sep 2024. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Epilobium tetragonum. Accessed: 28 Sep 2024.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Vierkantiges Weidenröschen
suomi: Särmähorsma
hornjoserbsce: Hranitkata wjerbinka
Nederlands: Kantige Basterdwederik