Asphodelus ramosus

Taxonavigation[edit]

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 ramosus
Subspecies: A. r. subsp. distalis – A. r. subsp. ramosus

Name[edit]

Asphodelus ramosus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 310. 1753.

Typus: Herb. Linn. No. 431.4, inflorescence only (Lectotypus: LINN, designated by Díaz Lifante & Valdés, Taxon 43: 249. 1994).

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Asphodelus albus subsp. ramosus (L.) Bonnier & Layens, Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 301. 1894.

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.

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

References[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 310. Reference page.

Additional references[edit]

Díaz Lifante, Z. & Valdés, B. 1994. Lectotypification of Asphodelus ramosus (Asphodelaceae), a misunderstood Linnaean name. Taxon 43(2): 247–251. DOI: 10.2307/1222883 JSTOR Reference page.
Díaz Lifante, Z. & Valdés, B. 1996. Revisión del género Asphodelus L. (Asphodelaceae) en el Mediterráneo Occidental. Boissiera 52: 1–189. PDF Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Asphodelus ramosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Asphodelus ramosus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 22 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Asphodelus ramosus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 22.
Tropicos.org 2019. Asphodelus ramosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Feb. 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asphodelus ramosus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names[edit]

العربية: بروق متفرع
čeština: asfodyl větvený
Deutsch: Ästiger Affodill
suomi: Kartiosoihtu
français: Asphodèle ramifié
עברית: עירית גדולה
Mirandés: Alboruotona, Gamon
português: Abrótea

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