Muscari pulchellum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Hyacintheae
Subtribus: Hyacinthinae
Genus: Muscari
Subgenus: Muscari subg. Pulchella
Species: Muscari pulchellum
Subspecies: M. p. subsp. clepsydroides – M. p. subsp. pulchellum

Name

Muscari pulchellum Heldr. & Sartori in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 109. 1859.

• Typus: In m. Lycabetto et Turcobuni Atticae, 28. 2. 1855, Heldreich (Flora Graeca Exsiccata) 2578 (Lectotypus: G-BOIS)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Botryanthus pulchellus (Heldr. & Sartori) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 734. 1882. nom. illeg. non Botryanthus pulchellus Jord. & Fourr., Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 23. 1870 nec Botryanthus lelievrei var. pulchellus (Jord. & Fourr.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 734. 1882. (= Muscari botryoides; see Karlèn 1984 and protologues; assigned by WCSP to the Heldreich & Sartori taxon)
  • Muscari racemosum var. pulchellum (Heldr. & Sartori) W.Mast., Garden (London) 6: 5. 1874.
  • Muscari racemosum subsp. pulchellum (Heldr. & Sartori) Stoj. & Stef., Fl. Bulgar., ed. 2: 237. 1933. (WCSP: Fl. Bulgar., ed. 3: 260. 1948.)
  • Botryanthus sartorii Tod., Hort. Bot. Panorm. 1: t. 5. 1876.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Karlén, T. 1984. Muscari pulchellum (Liliaceae) and associated taxa in Greece and W Turkey. Willdenowia 14(1): 89–118. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Muscari pulchellum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct 10. Reference page.  (with discrepancies to Karlén 1984)

Vernacular names

עברית: כדן נאה