Bellardia (Orobanchaceae)

Bellardia trixago

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Rhinantheae
Genus: Bellardia
Species: B. trixago

Name

Bellardia All., Fl. Pedem. 1: 61 (1785).

• Type species: Bellardia trixago (L.) All. ≡ Bartsia trixago L.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bartsia sect. Bellardia (All.) Molau, Opera Bot. 102: 26 (1990).
• Heterotypic
  • Lasiopera Hoffmanns. & Link, Fl. Portug. 1: 298 (1813).
  • Trixago Steven, Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 6: 4 (1823).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Germany (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Portugal, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan-South Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Tasmania (introduced). Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Louisiana. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Western South America Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast, Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Allioni, C. 1785. Flora Pedemontana sive Enumeratio Methodica Stirpium Indigenarum Pedemontii. Tomus primus. 344 pp. Augustae Taurinorum. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Bellardia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar. 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Bellardia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Feb. 2014. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Lineseed