Moluccella spinosa

Moluccella spinosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Marrubieae
Genus: Moluccella
Species: Moluccella spinosa

Name

Moluccella spinosa L., Sp. Pl. 2: 587 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Molucca spinosa (L.) Moench, Methodus: 404 (1794).
• Heterotypic
  • Chasmonia incisa C.Presl, Fl. Sicul.: xxxvii (1826).
  • Moluccella armata Sieber ex Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 640 (1834), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares (introduced), Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 587. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Moluccella spinosa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 11. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Moluccella spinosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

العربية: ذبيبينة شوكية  :
עברית: בר-גביע קוצני
українська: Молюцела колюча

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