Scorpiurus (Fabaceae)

Scorpiurus muricatus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Loteae
Genus: Scorpiurus
Species: S. muricatus – S. vermiculatus

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Scorpiurus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Aug. 18. Reference page.

Name

Scorpiurus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 744 (1753)

• Type species: Scorpiurus sulcata L. = Scorpiurus muricatus L.

Synonyms

• Scorpioides Hill in Brit. Herb.: 300 (1756), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa & Eurasia Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia Introduced into: Czechoslovakia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Queensland, Victoria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Scorpiurus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Scorpiurus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 24 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Scorpiurus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Scorpiurus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 24. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: scorpion's-tail
suomi: Skorpionipalot

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