Pancratium

Pancratium zeylanicum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Pancratieae
Genus: Pancratium
Species: P. arabicum – P. bhramarambae – P. biflorum – P. canariense – P. centrale – P. donaldii – P. foetidum – P. illyricum – P. landesii – P. longiflorum – P. maritimum – P. maximum – P. nairii – P. parvicoronatum – P. parvum – P. sickenbergeri – P. sanctae-mariae – P. telanganense – P. tenuifolium – P. tortuosum – P. trianthum – P. triflorum – P. verecundum – P. zeylanicum

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Pancratium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 22. Reference page.

Name

Pancratium Dill. ex L., Sp. Pl. 1: 290 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 141 (1754).

• Lectotypus (designated by Britton, Fl. Bermuda 77. 1918): Pancratium maritimum L. (“the following typical”, phrase used by Britton 1918 to designate type species in genera with one numbered species; accepted by Jarvis et al., Regnum Veg. 127: 73. 1993, Tropicos etc.)
• Lectotypus (designated by Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot. 145. Aug 1929): Pancratium zeylanicum L. (accepted by Farr & Zijlstra, Index Nominum Genericorum etc.)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Almyra Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 336 (1812).
    • Type species: non design.
  • Bollaea Parl., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 5: 509 (1858).
    • Type species: B. canariensis (Ker-Gawl.) Parl.
  • Chapmanolirion Dinter, Deut. Südw. Afrik.: 49 (1909).
    • Type species: C. juttae Dinter
  • Halmyra Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 202 (1837).
    • Type species: H. stellaris Salisb. ex Parl., nom. illeg.
  • Mizonia A.Chev., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 61(8): 302 (1914 publ. 1917).
    • Type species: M. centralis A.Chev.
  • Tiaranthus Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 202 (1837).
    • Type species: non design.
  • Zouchia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 22 (1838).
    • Type species: Z. illyrica (L.) Raf.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Regional: Macaronesia Azores (introduced), Canary Islands. Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic, Cameroon, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, Northern Provinces. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Regional: China China Southeast. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Tennessee. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Caribbean Bermuda. 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: 290. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 141. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pancratium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pancratium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pancratium. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pancratium. Accessed: 13 Feb 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Pancratium in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 13.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Pancratium in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2018 Nov. 18.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pancratium. .

Vernacular names

suomi: Merinarsissit

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