Biarum olivieri

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 olivieri

Name

Biarum olivieri Blume, Rumphia 1: 115 (1836).

• Typus: Egypt, Olivier & Bruguière s.n. (Holotype: P; Isotypes: K, L).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ischarum olivieri (Blume) Schott, Syn. Aroid. 8 (1856).
  • Homaida olivieri (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 742 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Biarum alexandrinum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 6 (1853).
    • Type: Egypt, near Alexandria, Cadet de Fontenay s.n. (holotype not traced).
    • Ischarum alexandrinum (Boiss.) Schott, Syn. Aroid. 8 (1856).
    • Leptopetion alexandrinum (Boiss.) Schott, Gen. Aroid. t. 8 (1858).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Sinai. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. 1836. Rumphia, sive, Commentationes botanicæ imprimis de plantis Indiæ Orientalis: tum penitus incognitis tum quæ in libris Rheedii, Rumphii, Roxburghii, Wallichii aliorum recensentur, Tomus primus. 223 pp. + 70 pl. Lugduni-Batavorum; BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Boyce, P.C. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Biarum (Araceae). Aroideana 29: 2–36 (!21–22). PDF. Reference page. 
• Boyce, P.C. 2008. A taxonomic revision of Biarum. Araceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 25(1): 2–119 (!68–71). DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8748.2007.00607.x. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Biarum olivieri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Biarum olivieri. Published online. Accessed: 25 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Biarum olivieri. Accessed: Oct 25 2025. Reference page. 

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