Ornithogalum arabicum

Ornithogalum arabicum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Ornithogaleae
Genus: Ornithogalum
Species: Ornithogalum arabicum

Name

Ornithogalum arabicum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 307 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ornithogalum speciosum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 240 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Melomphis arabica (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 22 (1837).
  • Caruelia arabica (L.) Parl., Nuov. Gen. Sp. Monocot.: 22 (1854).
  • Myanthe arabica (L.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 34 (1866), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Ornithogalum latifolium L., Sp. Pl.: 307 (1753).
    • Stellaris latifolia (L.) Moench, Methodus: 303 (1794).
    • Loncomelos latifolium (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 24 (1837).
    • Eustachys latifolia (L.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 33 (1866), nom. inval.
  • Ornithogalum corymbosum Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 3: 68 (1802), nom. illeg.
  • Eliokarmos aureum Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 24 (1837).
  • Melomphis patens Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 59 (1837).
  • Caruelia algeriensis Jord. in C.T.A.Jordan & J.P.Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 30 (1903).
    • Ornithogalum arabicum var. algeriense (Jord.) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 27: 262 (1936).
  • Caruelia hipponensis Jord. in C.T.A.Jordan & J.P.Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 31 (1903).
    • Ornithogalum arabicum var. hipponense (Jord.) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 27: 262 (1936).
  • Caruelia macrocoma Jord. in C.T.A.Jordan & J.P.Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 32 (1903).
    • Ornithogalum arabicum var. macrocomum (Jord.) Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 5: 174 (1958).
  • Caruelia ochroleuca Jord. in C.T.A.Jordan & J.P.Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 31 (1903).
    • Ornithogalum arabicum var. ochroleucum (Jord.) Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 5: 173 (1958).
  • Caruelia stenopetala Jord. in C.T.A.Jordan & J.P.Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 31 (1903).
    • Ornithogalum arabicum var. stenopetalum (Jord.) Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 5: 173 (1958).

Homonyms

Ornithogalum arabicum Brot., nom. illeg. = Ornithogalum narbonense L., nom. cons.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France (introduced), Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti (introduced), Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, former Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia (introduced) Canary Islands, Madeira. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai . Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia. 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: 307. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Zahariadi, C. 1980. Ornithogalum. Pp. 35–40 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 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). xxxvi + 452 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge / London / New Rochelle / Melbourne / Sydney, ISBN 0-521-20108-X. Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 
• Cullen, J. 1984. Ornithogalum. Pp. 227–245 in Davis, P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 8 (Butomaceae to Typhaceae). 632 pp., Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, ISBN 0-85224-494-0. Reference page. 
• Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt. Checklist. xii + 283 pp., Al Hadara, Cairo. ISBN 977-5429-08-0 Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.) 2012. Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-60425-7-7. Online edition. Reference page. 
• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368. JSTOR PDF Reference page. 
• Uysal, T., Demirelma, H., Tugay, O., Dural, H. & Ertuğrul, K. 2014. Türkiye Ornithogalum L. (Hyacinthaceae) Cinsinin Revizyonu (Revision of Ornithogalum L. (Hyacinthaceae) Genus in Turkey). TÜBİTAK Projesi 110T948, 360s. PDF Reference page. 
• Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M.A.Y., Farag, I., Candinga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) 2015. The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan. An annotated checklist. x + 400 pp., Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-473-1 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ornithogalum arabicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 April 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ornithogalum arabicum. Published online. Accessed: April 16 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ornithogalum arabicum. Accessed: 16 April 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Ornithogalum arabicum. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 April 16. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

suomi: Arabiantähdikki
français: Ornithogale d'Arabie

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