Alrawia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Hyacintheae
Subtribus: Hyacinthinae
Genus: Alrawia
Species: A. bellii – A. nutans

Name

Alrawia (Wendelbo) K.Perss. & Wendelbo, Bot. Not. 132: 201 (1979).

• Type species: Alrawia nutans (Wendelbo) K. Perss. & Wendelbo, Bot. Not. 132(2): 202 (1979).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hyacinthella sect. Alrawia Wendelbo, Kew Bull. 28: 35 (1973).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Iran, Iraq. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Persson, K. & Wendelbo, P.E.B. 1979. Alrawia, a new genus of Liliaceae-Scilloideae. Botaniska Notiser 132(2): 201–206. Full issue PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Alrawia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Alrawia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Mar. 2014. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Alrawia. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 7 2014. Reference page.