Asphodelus acaulis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Asphodelus acaulis Desf., Fl. Atlant. 1: 302, tab. 89. 1798,

Type locality: Tunisia, prov. Qasserin: “In montibus Sbibae.”
Lectotype (designated by Díaz Lifante & Valdés 1996): “Ejemplar de la parte superior derecha del único pliego de A. acaulis del Herbario de Desfontaines” (P-Desf.). "Sbiba, Desfontaines" (G, isolectotypus).

Homotypic
- Clausonia acaulis (Desf.) Pomel, Mat. Fl. Atl. 1. 1860.
- Gethosyne acaulis (Desf.) Salisb., Gen. Pl. 72. 1866, nom. inval.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: North Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Desfontaines, R.L. 1798. Flora Atlantica sive historia plantarum quae in Atlante, agro tunetano et algeriensi crescunt. Tomus primus. xx + 444 pp, 120 pl., Parisiis: Panckoucke. BHL Reference page.
Díaz Lifante, Z. & Valdés, B. 1996. Revisión del género Asphodelus L. (Asphodelaceae) en el Mediterráneo Occidental. Boissiera 52: 1–189 (!161–162). PDF Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Asphodelus acaulis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Asphodelus acaulis. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 22 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Asphodelus acaulis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 22.
Tropicos.org 2019. Asphodelus acaulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Feb. 2019.

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