Gagea fragifera

Gagea fragifera

Gagea fragifera

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Liliaceae
Subfamilia: Lilioideae
Genus: Gagea
Sectione: Gagea sect. Didymobulbos
Species: Gagea fragifera

Name

Gagea fragifera (Vill.) Ehr.Bayer & G.López, Taxon 38: 643 (1989)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ornithogalum fragiferum Vill., Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 270 (1787)
• Homotypic
  • Ornithogalum liotardii Sternb., Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 2: 56 (1818), nom. superfl.
  • Gagea liotardii Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 545 (1829), nom. superfl.
  • Gagea liotardii var. fragerifera (Vill.) Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 546 (1829), nom. inval.
  • Ornithoxanthum liotardii Link, Handbuch 1: 162 (1829), nom. superfl.
  • Stellaster liotardii Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 715 (1891), nom. superfl.
  • Gagea fistulosa var. fragerifera (Vill.) A.Terracc., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 1118 (1905).
  • Gagea fistulosa subsp. liotardii Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 19: 65 (1928).
• Heterotypic
  • Ornithogalum erubescens Besser, Enum. Pl.: 45 (1821).
  • Gagea erubescens (Besser) Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 545 (1829).
  • Gagea fistulosa var. intermedia Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 108 (1830).
  • Ornithogalum fistulosum subsp. ramondi Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 6: 351 (1830).
  • Ornithogalum fistulosum subsp. subalpinum Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 6: 351 (1830).
  • Gagea emarginata Kar. & Kir., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 14: 851 (1841).
  • Gagea intermedia Schltdl. ex Rchb., Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 10: 18 (1848).
  • Gagea anisanthos K.Koch, Linnaea 22: 230 (1849).
  • Gagea liotardii subsp. erubescens (Besser) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 726 (1882).
  • Gagea minima subsp. intermedia (Schltdl. ex Rchb.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 725 (1882).
  • Gagea saxatilis Boreau ex Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 725 (1882), nom. inval.
  • Gagea fistulosa var. bulbifera St.-Lag. in A.Cariot, Étude Fl., éd. 8, 2: 781 (1889).
  • Gagea brentae Evers, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 46: 88 (1896).
  • Gagea lutea var. brentae Evers, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 46: 88 (1896).
  • Gagea fistulosa var. acutipetala A.Terracc., Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 4: 225 (1905).
  • Gagea fistulosa var. alpina A.Terracc., Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 4: 225 (1905).
  • Gagea fistulosa var. angustifolia A.Terracc., Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 4: 225 (1905).
  • Gagea fistulosa var. foliosa A.Terracc., Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 4: 225 (1905).
  • Gagea fistulosa var. grandiflora A.Terracc., Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 4: 225 (1905).
  • Gagea fistulosa var. spathacea A.Terracc., Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 4: 225 (1905).
  • Gagea fistulosa subsp. decandolleana Pascher, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou, n.s., 19: 362 (1907).
  • Gagea fistulosa var. dyris Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 19: 65 (1928).
  • Gagea turcomanica Popov in B.A.Fedtschenko & al., Fl. Turkmen. 1: 269 (1932).
  • Gagea mirabilis Grossh. in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 4: 736 (1935).
  • Gagea samojedorum Grossh. in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 4: 736 (1935).
  • Gagea lasczinskyi Zolot., Fl. Sibir., Arac.-Orch.: 52 (1987).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Central Asia Afghanistan, Altay, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkmenistan, Turkey Regional: Siberia West Siberia Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Germany, Switzerland Regional: Eastern Europe Bulgaria, Central European Rus, East European Russia, North European Russi, Romania Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Krym, Sicilia, South European Russi, Ukraine Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco Introduced into: Vermont References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bayer, E. & López González, G., 1989. Taxon 38: 643

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2010. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 1: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Monocotyledoneae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0120-9, 455 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Gagea fragifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Gagea fragifera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Gagea fragifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 July 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gagea fragifera. Published online. Accessed: July 28 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Star of Bethlehem

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