Bellevalia cyrenaica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Hyacintheae
Subtribus: Hyacinthinae
Genus: Bellevalia
Species: Bellevalia cyrenaica

Name

Bellevalia cyrenaica Maire & Weiller, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 44 (1940).

• Typus: Libye, Cyrénaique: in monte Abid supra Barcem, 26 Apr 1938, Maire 1444 (MPU 003944, 004272).
• announced in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 6, without Latin description.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Libya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Maire, R.C.J.E. 1940. Contributions à l'étude de la Flore de l'Afrique du Nord (Fascicule 29) [nos. 3102–3254]. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 31(1): 7–49. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Bellevalia cyrenaica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jam 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Bellevalia cyrenaica. Accessed: 21 Jan 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Bellevalia cyrenaica. Published online. Accessed: 29 December 2017. Reference page.