Ruscus

Ruscus aculeatus

Taxonavigation

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

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

• 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

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

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1041. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 463. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hitchcock, A.S. & Green, M.L. 1929. Standard species of Linnaean genera of Phanerogamae (1753–1754). pp. 111–195. In: Sprague, T.A. (ed.): International Botanical Congress. Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ruscus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Ruscus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ruscus. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ruscus. Accessed: 14 May 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Ruscus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 14.

Vernacular names

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

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