Arisarum

Arisarum vulgare (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Arisareae
Genus: Arisarum
Species: (3) A. proboscideum – A. simorrhinum – A. vulgare

Nothospecies: (1) A. × aspergillum

Name

Arisarum Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4: Arisarum 1754.

• Lectotype species (designated by Nicolson, Taxon 24(4): 467. 1975): Arisarum vulgare O.Targ.Tozz., Ann. Mus. Imp. Fis. Firenze 2(2): 67. 1810.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Balmisa Lag., Gen. Sp. Pl.: 17 (1816)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia. Africa Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia (doubtful). Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira. Asia-Temperate Caucasus Transcaucasus. Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miller, P. 1754. The Gardeners Dictionary. Abridged. Ed. 4, Vol. 1–3 (unpaged). John & James Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.79061 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Nicolson, D.H. 1975. Lectotypification of genera of Araceae. Taxon 24(4): 467–468. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Boyce, P.C. 1990. Friar's cowls and mouse plants: the genus Arisarum. Kew Magazine 7(1): 14–21, tabs. 142–144. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8748.1990.tb00142.x, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8748.1990.tb00143.x, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8748.1990.tb00144.x, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8748.1990.tb00145.x (Species treatments with separate identifiers) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Arisarum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 May 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2013. Arisarum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 May 2013.
• Emonocot.org 2013. Arisarum in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Aug 9.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Arisarum. Published online. Accessed: 1. May 2013.
• The Plant List 2013. Arisarum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2014 July 2.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Arisarum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

العربية: صرين
español: Arisaro
eesti: Hiirvõhk
suomi: Munkinhiipat
עברית: לופית
polski: Kleśniec
русский: Аризарум

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