Biserrula

Biserrula pelecinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Galegeae
Genus: Biserrula
Species: B. epiglottis – B. pelecinus

Name

Biserrula L., Sp. Pl. 2: 762 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 336 (1754).

• Type species: Biserrula pelecinus L. Sp. Pl. 2: 762 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pelecinus Mill.. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4 (1754).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Madeira, Selvagens. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Western Australia (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 762. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 336. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Biserrula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Biserrula. Published online. Accessed: Dec 27 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Biserrula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Dec 2020.
• Hassler, M. 2020. Biserrula. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 27. Reference page. 
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Biserrula in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2022 Oct 11.

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