Sarcopoterium

Sarcopoterium spinosum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Rosoideae
Tribus: Agrimonieae
Subtribus: Sanguisorbinae
Genus: Sarcopoterium
Species: S. spinosum

Name

Sarcopoterium Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 5: 43 (1846).

• Type species: Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Sardegna. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Malta, Sicily), Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (Croatia). Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Libya, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Spach, É. 1846. Revisio Generis Poterium. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 3, 5(1): 31–44. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Sarcopoterium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sep 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Sarcopoterium. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sep 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Sarcopoterium. Accessed: 16 Sep 2024.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Sarcopoterium in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sep 16.

Vernacular names

English: Spiny Burnet

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