Biarum carduchorum

Biarum carduchorum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Areae
Genus: Biarum
Species: Biarum carduchorum

Name

Biarum carduchorum (Schott) Engl. in A.L.P. de Candolle & A.C.P. de Candolle, Monogr. Phanerog. 2: 575 (1879).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cyllenium carduchorum Schott, Prodr. Syst. Aroid. 65 (1860).
    • Type: Turkey, Kurdistania, Schirwan (Şirvan), Kotschy s.n. (holotype: W destroyed; lectotype designated by Boyce 2006: 15: Schott’s Icones no (1825), annotated ’Kurdistan Schirwan bei Karüg’ (W)).
• Heterotypic
  • Biarum platyspathum var. bakhtyarum Parsa, Kew Bull. 4: 36 (1949). JSTOR
    • Type: Iran, Fars, Abé Bariq (Abibarik, about 6 miles from E Assupas), 1 September 1885, Stapf s.n. (holotype: K).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria (Syria), Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engler, A. 1879. Araceae. In: Candolle, A.L.P.P. de & Candolle, A.C.P. de (eds.) Monographiae phanerogamarum: Prodromi nunc continuatio, nunc revisio. Vol. secundum. G. Masson, Paris. 681 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Boyce, P.C. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Biarum (Araceae). Aroideana 29: 2–36 (!15–16). PDF. Reference page. 
• Boyce, P.C. 2008. A taxonomic revision of Biarum. Araceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 25(1): 2–119 (!48–50). DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8748.2007.00607.x. PDF. Reference page. 
• Yıldırım, H. 2018. Biarum / Yılanpancarı. Pp. 520–540 in Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Ekşi, G., Güner, İ. & Çimen, A.Ö. (eds.) , Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey). Vol. 2. Lycopodiaceae – Liliaceae. ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul. 1053 pp. ISBN 978-605-67172-3-9. Reference page.  (including Biarum kotschyi)

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Biarum carduchorum. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jun 2026. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Biarum carduchorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Biarum carduchorum. Accessed: 28 Jun 2026. Reference page. (including Biarum kotschyi)

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