Ruscus

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, 2^nd 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