Biarum tenuifolium subsp. tenuifolium

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. tenuifolium

Name

Biarum tenuifolium (L.) Schott subsp. tenuifolium, autonym

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • see species
• Heterotypic
  • Arum gramineum Lam., Encycl. 3: 10 (1789).
    • Typus: no data (Holotype: P).
    • Biarum gramineum (Lam.) Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 17 (1832).
    • Biarum tenuifolium var. gramineum (Lam.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 755 (1882).
    • Homaida graminea (Lam.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 742 (1891).
  • Biarum constrictum K.Koch, Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. App.: 2 (1853).
    • Typus: Italy. “Plantam in regno Neapolitano sponte crescentum ex horto Societ. reg. bot. Ratisbonensis ante decenium accepimus. In horto sub diu cultum sero autumno floret.” (holotype: B destroyed; isotype: K (tracing of Koch's drawing of the type)).
    • Biarum tenuifolium subvar. constrictum (K.Koch) Engl., Pflanzenr., 73 (IV,23F): 136 (1920).
  • Biarum spruneri Schott, Gen. Aroid. t. 7 (1858), nom. illeg. non Boiss. 1853
    • Type: Greece, Spruner s.n. (Holotype: B)
  • Biarum anguillare Schott, Prodr. Syst. Aroid. 62 (1860) (as “B. Anguillarae”).
    • Type: Yugoslavia, Dalmatia (Holotype: W destroyed; lectotype designated by Boyce 2008: 25: Schott's Reliquiae Aroideae no. 360 (W; pencil illustration).
    • Biarum tenuifolium var. anguillare (Schott) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 755 (1882).

Distribution

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

References

Additional references

• 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. tenuifolium 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. tenuifolium. Published online. Accessed: 18 Mar 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Biarum tenuifolium subsp. tenuifolium. Accessed: 18 Mar 2025.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Biarum tenuifolium subsp. tenuifolium in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 18.