Rumex spinosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Rumiceae
Genus: Rumex
Species: Rumex spinosus

Name

Rumex spinosus L. Sp. Pl. 1: 337 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Emex spinosa (L.) Campd. Monogr. Rumex 58, t. 1, f. 1 (1819).
- Centopodium spinosum (L.) Burch., Trav. S. Africa 1: 340 (1822).
- Vibo spinosa (L.) Medik., Philos. Bot. 1: 178 (1789).
Heterotypic
- Rumex glaber Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 75 (1775).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse (extinct), Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores (introduced), Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, Selvagens.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Mali, Mauritania, Niger.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Ascension (introduced).
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India, Pakistan.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia.
Continental: Pacific (introduced)
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Massachusetts, New Jersey.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Western South America
  - Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Chile Central, Uruguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 337. Reference page.

Additional references

Schuster, T.M., Reveal, J.L., Bayly, M.J. & Kron, K.A. 2015. An updated molecular phylogeny of Polygonoideae (Polygonaceae): Relationships of Oxygonum, Pteroxygonum, and Rumex, and a new circumscription of Koenigia. Taxon 64(6): 1188–1208. DOI: 10.12705/646.5 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Rumex spinosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 2. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Rumex spinosus. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Rumex spinosus. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 18 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Lesser Jack