Verbascum arcturus

Verbascum arcturus, Katholikon monastery, Akrotiri, Crete

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Scrophulariaceae
Tribus: Scrophularieae
Genus: Verbascum
Subgenus: Verbascum subg. Celsia
Species: Verbascum arcturus

Name

Verbascum arcturus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 178 (1753).

• Typus: Herb. Burser XIII: 130 (Lectotypus: UPS, designated by Turland, Willdenowia 36: 306, f 3 (2006)).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Celsia arcturus (L.) Jacq., Hort. Bot. Vindob. 2: 53 (1772) (non t. 117 = Verbascum levanticum I.K.Ferguson)
  • Celsia horizontalis Moench, Methodus: 448 (1794), nom. superfl..
  • Verbascum amoenum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 105. (1796), nom. superfl..
• Heterotypic
  • Verbascum brassicifolium Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 323 (1766). ("brassicaefolium", non Celsia brassicifolia Mariz)
  • Celsia sublanata Jacq., Fragm. Bot.: 79, t. 126 (1809).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Kriti. 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: 178. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Jarvis, C.E. 2007. Order out of Chaos: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types. London: Linnean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, ISBN 978-0-9506207-7-0, p. 914. Reference page. 
• Turland, N.J. 2006. Lectotypification of Campanula saxatilis, Phyteuma pinnatum and Verbascum arcturus, Linnaean names of three taxa endemic to Crete. Willdenowia 36(1): 303–310. DOI: 10.3372/wi.36.36124 Reference page. 
• Benedí, C. 2009. Verbascum. Pp. 49–97 in Castroviejo, S., Benedí, C., Rico, E., Güemes Heras, J. & Herrero, A. (eds.), Flora Ibérica. Plantas Vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XIII. Plantaginaceae − Scrophulariaceae. xlvii + 677 pp., Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid. ISBN 978-84-00-08747-0. PDF. Reference page. 
• Ferguson, I.K. 1972. Verbascum. Pp. 205–216 in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. xxix + 370 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), ISBN 0-521-08489-X. Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 
• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368. JSTOR PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Verbascum arcturus. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 February 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Verbascum arcturus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 February 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Verbascum arcturus. Published online. Accessed: 19 February 2020.

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