Eryngium amethystinum

Eryngium amethystinum

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: Saniculoideae
Tribus: Saniculeae
Genus: Eryngium
Species: Eryngium amethystinum

Name

Eryngium amethystinum L., Sp. Pl. 1. 233. 1753.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Eryngium australe Wulfen & West ex Schult. in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis, 6: 334. 1820 [Aug-Dec 1820]
  • Eryngium caeruleum Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 261. 1821 [16 Mar-30 Jun 1821], pro syn.
  • Eryngium dilatatum Guss., Fl. Sicul. Syn. 1: 302. 1843, nom. illeg. non Lam.
  • Eryngium orientale Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8, no. 6. 1768.
  • Eryngium amethystinum var. tenuifolium Boiss. & Heldr. in Boissier, Fl. Orient. 2: 826. 1872 [Dec 1872 or Jan 1873]
  • Eryngium multifidum Sm. in Sibthorp & Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1(1): 175. 1806 [Oct-Nov 1806]

Homonyms

• Eryngium amethystinum Lam. = Eryngium bourgatii subsp. bourgatii
• Eryngium amethystinum Salzm. ex DC. = Eryngium dilatatum Lam.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain (introduced) Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Yugoslavia (Bosnia & Hercegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia & Kosovo) Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel), Sinai, Turkey Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Tunisia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 233. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Eryngium amethystinum. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Eryngium amethystinum. Published online. Accessed: Sep. 15 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Eryngium amethystinum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep. 15.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Eryngium amethystinum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Sep. 2018.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Eryngium amethystinum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb 1.

Vernacular names

English: amethyst eryngo, Italian eryngo, amethyst sea holly

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