Linum strictum

Linum strictum

Linum strictum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Linaceae
Subfamilia: Linoideae
Genus: Linum
Species: Linum strictum

Name

Linum strictum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 279 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cathartolinum strictum (L.) Rchb., Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 16: t. 327 (1854).
  • Chrysolinum strictum (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 16: 349 (1868).
  • Linum gallicum subsp. strictum (L.) Bonnier. Fl. Ill. France 2: 70 (1913), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Linum sessiliflorum Lam., Encycl. 3: 523 (1792).
    • Linum spicatum var. sessiliflorum Guss., Enum. Pl. Inarim.: 58 (1854), nom. illeg.
  • Linum strictum var. spicatum Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 336 (1805).
    • Linum spicatum (Pers.) Guss., Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 809 (1844).
    • Cathartolinum strictum var. spicatum (Pers.) Rchb., Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 6: 62, 67 (1844).
    • Cathartolinum spicatum (Pers.) Rchb., Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 16: 62 (1854).
    • Linum strictum subsp. spicatum (Pers.) Nyman, Syn. Fl. Eur.: 126 (1878).
    • Linum strictum f. spicatum (Pers.) Batt. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 174 (1888)
    • Linum strictum proles spicatum (Pers.) Asch. in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 7: 176 (1914).
  • Linum strictum var. alternum Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 336 (1805).
    • Linum alternum (Pers.) Pieri, Fl. Corcir.: 25 (1824).
    • Cathartolinum alternum (Pers.) Rchb., Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst.: 307 (1837).
    • Cathartolinum strictum var. alternum (Pers.) Rchb., Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 6: 62, 67 (1844).
    • Linum strictum f. alternum (Pers.) Batt. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 174 (1888).
  • Linum strictum var. paniculatum Desv., J. Bot. (Desvaux) 2: 315 (1809).
    • Linum paniculatum Desv. ex Steud., in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 52 (1841).
    • Linum strictum var. paniculatum Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 4: 59 (1897), nom. illeg.
  • Linum inaequale C.Presl in J.S.Presl & C.B.Presl, Delic. Prag.: 58 (1822).
    • Linum strictum var. inaequale (C.Presl) Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 3: LXXII (1833).
  • Linum gallicum Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. 4: 3 (1823), sensu auct.
  • Linum alterniflorum Delile ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 4(2): 127 (1827).
  • Linum strictum var. capitatum Guss., Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 1: 389 (1827).
    • Linum strictum f. capitatum (Guss.) Paol. in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 2: 250 (1901).
  • Linum strictum var. axillare Gren. in J.C.M.Grenier & G.Gordon, Fl. France 1: 281 (1847)
  • Linum strictum var. cymosum Gren. in J.C.M.Grenier & G.Gordon, Fl. France 1: 281 (1847).
    • Linum strictum f. cymosum (Gren.) Paol. in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 2: 250 (1901).
    • Linum strictum proles cymosum (Gren.) Asch. in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 7: 176 (1914).
    • Linum strictum subsp. cymosum (Gren.) H.Lindb., Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn., Ser. B, Opera Biol. 1(2): 95 (1932).
  • Linum strictum var. laxiflorum Gren. in J.C.M.Grenier & G.Gordon, Fl. France 1: 281 (1847).
  • Linum scabridum Steud. ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 852 (1867).
  • Linum rigidum Sarato ex Parl., Fl. Ital. 5: 293. (1873).
  • Linum strictum var. macranthum Batt., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 31: 361 (1884 publ. 1885).
  • Linum strictum var. racemosum P.Palau, Treb. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 7: 61 (1977) [1976 publ. 1977].
• Misapplied names
  • Linum liburnicum "Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 126. 1878." (Catalogue of Life, Plants of the World online)
    • Nyman cited Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 230. 1771 and obviously had no intention to create a new name. The name is synonymous with Linum corymbulosum.
  • Cathartolinum corymbulosum (Rchb.) Rchb., Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst.: 307. 1837. (Plants of the World online)
    • Reichenbach gave Linum corymbulosum as basionym, the name is synonymous with this species.
  • Linopsis corymbosa (Poepp.) Rchb., Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst.: 307. 1837. (Plants of the World online)
    • Reichenbach lists this taxon as "planta americana" and gives Poeppig as basionym author.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Sicily, Malta), Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia). Regional: Eastern Europe Krym. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Gomera, Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, doubtfully native), Madeira (Desertas, Madeira, Porto Santo). Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Gruziya) Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States (Bahrain, Qatar), Saudi Arabia. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan, West Himalaya. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia South Australia (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 279. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Davis, P.H. 1967. Linum. Pp. 425–450 in Davis, P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 2 (Portulacaceae to Celastraceae). 581 pp., Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 
• Ockendon, D.J. & Walters, S.M. 1968. Linum. Pp. 206–211 in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. xxvii + 455 pp, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), ISBN 0-521-06662-X. Reference page. 
• Wood, J.R.I. 1997. A Handbook of the Yemen Flora. VI + 434 + 40 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-900347-31-8. Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 
• Svetlova, A.A. 2009. Таксономический обзор рода Linum L. (Linaceae) флоры России и сопредельных государств. The taxonomic review of the genus Linum L. (Linaceae) of the flora of Russia and adjacent states. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 41: 99–165. PDF Full issue DJVUReference page. 
• Musselman, L.J. 2011. Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 140 pp. PDF Reference page. 
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Linum strictum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Linum strictum. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 8. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Linum strictum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 8.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Linum strictum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Linum strictum. Published online. Accessed: 8 October 2019.

Vernacular names

беларуская: изправен лен
français: Lin dressé
עברית: פשתה אשונה
українська: Льон прямий

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