Biarum syriacum

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 syriacum

Name

Biarum syriacum (Spreng.) Riedl, Aroideana 3: 19. 1980.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Arum syriacum Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 768. 1826.
    • Type: (Syria) prope Aleppo, Russell s.n. (holotype: BM).
• Homotypic
  • Arum gramineum Banks & Sol. in Russell, Nat. Hist. Aleppo ed. 2, 2: 264. 1794. nom. illeg. non Arum gramineum Lam., Encycl. 3: 10. 1789.
  • Biarum gramineum (Banks & Sol.) Eig, J. Bot. 75: 189. 1937. nom. illeg. non Biarum gramineum (Lam.) Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 17. 1832.
  • Biarum russellianum Schott, Prodr. Syst. Aroid. 63. 1860. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Distribution

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

References

• Boyce, P.C. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Biarum (Araceae). Aroideana 29: 2–36 (!23–24). PDF. Reference page. 
• Boyce, P.C. 2008. A taxonomic revision of Biarum. Araceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 25(1): 2–119 (!74–76). DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8748.2007.00607.x. PDF. Reference page. 
• Akan, H. & Balos, M.M. 2008. Check-List of the Genus Biarum Schott in the Flora of Turkey, with a New Record for Turkey: Biarum syriacum (Spreng.) H.Riedl. Turkish Journal of Botany 32(4): 305–310. PDF Reference page. 
• Eig, A. 1937. Neglected Syrian plants of Banks and Solander. J. Bot. (London) 75(89): 185–192. PDF; 25 MB Reference page. 
• Riedl, H.U. 1980. Tentative keys for the identification of species in Biarum and Eminium, with notes on some taxa included in Biarum. Aroideana 3(1): 24–31. PDF Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Biarum syriacum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Aug. 10. Reference page.