Scandix

Scandix pecten-veneris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Scandiceae
Subtribus: Scandicinae
Genus: Scandix
Species: S. aucheri – S. australis – S. balansae – S. blepharicarpa – S. brachycarpa – S. damascena – S. iberica – S. macrorhyncha – S. palaestina – S. pecten-veneris – S. persica – S. stellata – S. turgida – S. verna

Name

Scandix L., Sp. Pl. 1: 256 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 124 (1754).

• Type species: Scandix pecten-veneris L.; lectotype, designated by Rafinesque, Good Book 53 (Jan 1840).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pectinaria Bernh., Syst. Verz. Erf.: 113 (1800), nom. rej.
• Heterotypic
  • Pecten Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 437 (1779).
  • Wylia Hoffm., Gen. Pl. Umbell.: 3 (1814).
  • Acularia Raf., Good Book: 53 (1840).
  • Birostula Raf., Good Book: 59 (1840).
  • Cyclotaxis Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 10: 48 (1849).
  • Scandicium Thell., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 15 (1919).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland (introduced), Sweden. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, 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, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Madeira. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia. Regional: China Xinjiang. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea (introduced). Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India, Pakistan, West Himalaya. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Western Canada British Columbia, Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon, Washington. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. South Dakota. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, District of Columbia. Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Chile Central (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 I: 256. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 124. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Scandix in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 6. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Scandix. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Scandix. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Scandix. Accessed: 6 Jun 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Scandix in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 6.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Scandix in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2023 Jun 6.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Venuskamm
English: Shepherd's Needle
suomi: Sarjaputket
Nederlands: Naaldekervel
Türkçe: Çobantarağı

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