Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum

Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Areae
Genus: Biarum
Species: Biarum tenuifolium
Subspecies: Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum

Name

Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum (Schott) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 174 (1890).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Biarum abbreviatum Schott, Prodr. Syst. Aroid. 62 (1860).
    • Typus: Greece, Heldreich s.n. (Holotype: B destroyed; lectotype designated by Boyce 2006: 10: Schott's Icones Aroideae no. 1491 (W)).
• Homotypic
  • Biarum tenuifolium (L.) Schott var. abbreviatum (Schott) Engler in A.L.P. de Candolle & A.C.P. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 574 (1879).
• Heterotypic
  • Arum cupanianum Guss., Fl. Sic. Syn. 2(2): 598 (1844). nom. nud.
  • Biarum tenuifolium var. cupanianum Nicotra, Malpighia 22: 541 (1908), nom. nud. (as “cupaniana”)
  • Biarum cupanianum Guss. ex Paglia, Riv. Ital. Sci. Nat. 29: 24 (1909).
    • Lectotype (designated by Boyce 2006: 10): Ic. 284 in Barrelier, Plantae per Galliam, Hispaniam et Italiam observatae (1714).
    • Biarum tenuifolium var. cupanianum (Guss. ex Paglia) Nicotra ex Fiori, Nuova Fl. Anal. Ital. 1: 210 (1923).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Sardegna. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Yugoslavia (Macedonia). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Richter, K. 1890. Plantae Europeae. Enumeratio systematica et synonymica plantarum phaenerogamicarum in Europa sponte crescentium vel mere inquilinarum. Tomus 1. 378 pp. Leipzig: W. Engelmann. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Boyce, P.C. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Biarum (Araceae). Aroideana 29: 2–36. PDF. Reference page. 
• Boyce, P.C. 2008. A taxonomic revision of Biarum. Araceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 25(1): 2–119 (!22–38). DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8748.2007.00607.x. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum. Published online. Accessed: 18 Mar 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum. Accessed: 18 Mar 2025.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 18.