Asphodelus albus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Asphodelus
Sectio: A. sect. Asphodelus
Species: Asphodelus albus
Subspecies: A. a. subsp. albus – A. a. subsp. carpetanus – A. a. subsp. delphinensis – A. a. subsp. occidentalis

Name

Asphodelus albus Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 3. 1768.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Asphodelus ramosus subsp. albus (Mill.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 270. 1876.
- Asphodelus ramosus var. albus (Mill.) Fiori, Nuov. Fl. Italia 1: 276. 1923.

Homonyms

Asphodelus albus Boiss., Voy. Bot. Espagne: 618. 1842, nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Hungary, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia.

Source(s) of checklist:
WCSP, Díaz Lifante & Valdés, 1996; Tutin et al. 1980 (C & SE-Europe)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page.
Díaz Lifante, Z. & Valdés, B. 1996. Revisión del género Asphodelus L. (Asphodelaceae) en el Mediterráneo Occidental. Boissiera 52: 1–189 (!88–103). PDF Reference page.
Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.) 1980. Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). xxxvi + 452 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge / London / New Rochelle / Melbourne / Sydney, ISBN 0-521-20108-X. Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2011. Asphodelus albus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2011 Feb 10. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2012. Asphodelus albus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 June 2012.
International Plant Names Index. 2012. Asphodelus albus. Published online. Accessed: June 26 2012.

Vernacular names

català: Albó de muntanya
Deutsch: Weißer Affodill
English: White asphodel
euskara: Anbulo zuria
suomi: Valkosoihtu
français: Asphodèle blanc
galego: Abrótega
magyar: Genyőte
Nederlands: Witte affodil
svenska: Afodill

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