Linum usitatissimum

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 usitatissimum
Varietates: L. u. var. stenophyllum – L. u. var. usitatissimum

Name

Linum usitatissimum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 277 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Linum angustifolium subsp. usitatissimum (L.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 4: 64 (1897), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced)
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Belgium, Czechoslovakia.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Central European Russia, East European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa (introduced)
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Primorye, Sakhalin (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan (introduced).
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands (introduced), Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine (introduced), Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen (introduced).
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang (introduced).
- Regional: Mongolia
  - Mongolia (introduced).
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Thailand, Vietnam.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - Tasmania.
Continental: Pacific (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - New Caledonia.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Northwest Territories.
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Ecuador.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Uruguay.

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: 277. Reference page.

Additional references

Liu, Q.R. & Zhou, L.H. 2008. Linaceae. Pp. 34–38 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 11: Oxalidaceae through Aceraceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-930723-73-3. efloras PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Linum usitatissimum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 1. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Linum usitatissimum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 April 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Linum usitatissimum. Published online. Accessed: April 1 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Linum usitatissimum. Accessed: 1 April 2022.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Linum usitatissimum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 1.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: তিসি
kaszëbsczi: Len
čeština: Len
dansk: Almindelig Hør
Deutsch: Gemeiner Lein
English: Common flax
español: Lino
suomi: Pellava
Nordfriisk: Flaaks
français: Lin cultivé
hornjoserbsce: Len
italiano: Lino comune
日本語: アマ
Latina: Linum
lietuvių: Sėjamasis linas
latviešu: Lini
Nederlands: Vlas
polski: Len zwyczajny
português: Lìnho
русский: Лён
svenska: Lin
українська: Льон звичайний
中文: 亚麻

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