Ruscus aculeatus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Nolinoideae
Tribus: Rusceae
Genus: Ruscus
Species: R. aculeatus – R. colchicus – R. hypoglossum – R. hypophyllum – R. hyrcanus – R. streptophyllus
Nothospecies: R. × microglossus

Name

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Ruscus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1041 (1753); Gen. Pl.: 463 (1754).

  • Type species: Ruscus aculeatus L. (Lectotype, designated by M.L. Green in Sprague et al., Nom. Prop. Brit. Bot. 192 (Aug 1929)).

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Hippoglossum Hill, Brit. Herb.: 337 (1756).
    • Oxymyrsine Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 4: 121 (1902).
  • Heterotypic
    • Platyruscus A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom., Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 98(4): 92 (1993).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Great Britain.
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland.
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
    • Regional: Eastern Europe
      • Krym.
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia (introduced).
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Caucasus
      • North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Mäusedorne
English: Butcher's broom
suomi: Ruskukset, rautamyrtit
magyar: Csodabogyó
русский: Иглица, мышиный тёрн
Türkçe: Tavşanmemesi, Ölmezdiken
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