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, 2^nd 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