Ulex

Ulex europaeus

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: Genisteae
Genus: Ulex
Species: U. argenteus – U. australis – U. baeticus – U. borgiae – U. × breoganii – U. canescens – U. cantabricus – U. × dalilae – U. densus – U. erinaceus – U. europaeus – U. gallii – U. jussiaei – U. × lagrezii – U. micranthus – U. minor – U. parviflorus

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ulex in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 31. Reference page.

Name

Ulex L., Sp. Pl. 2: 741 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 329 (1754).

• Type species: U. europaeus L. (lectotype, designated by N.L. Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N.U.S. ed. 2. 2: 349 (1913), supported by M.L. Green, Prop. Brit. Bot. 175. Aug 1929)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Genista-spartium Duhamel, Traité Arbr. Arbust. 1: 261 (1755).

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 741. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 329. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions: from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. ed. 2. C. Scribner's sons, New York. Vol. 2: 549. Reference page. 
• 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. 2021. Ulex in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ulex. Published online. Accessed: Jan 31 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Ulex. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jan 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Ulex. 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 Jan 31. Reference page. 
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Ulex in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2022 Feb 21.

Vernacular names

brezhoneg: Lann
čeština: hlodáš
dansk: Tornblad
Deutsch: Stechginster
English: gorse
Esperanto: Ulekso
euskara: Ote
فارسی: آلکس
suomi: Piikkiherneet
français: Ajonc
Gaeilge: Aiteann
galego: Toxo
Gaelg: Aittin
Ido: Ulexo
ქართული: ჯოჯო
lietuvių: Dygliakrūmis
Nederlands: gaspeldoorn
norsk: Gulltornslekta
polski: Kolcolist
português: Tojo
русский: Улекс
slovenčina: cezmína
svenska: Ärttörnesläktet

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