Galanthus

Galanthus nivalis (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Galantheae
Genus: Galanthus
Series: G. ser. Galanthus – G. ser. Latifolii

Species: G. alpinus – G. angustifolius – G. bursanus – G. cilicicus – G. elwesii – G. fosteri – G. gracilis – G. ikariae – G. koenenianus – G. krasnovii – G. lagodechianus – G. nivalis – G. panjutinii – G. peshmenii – G. platyphyllus – G. plicatus – G. reginae-olgae – G. rizehensis – G. samothracicus – G. transcaucasicus – G. trojanus – G. woronowii
Nothospecies: G. × allenii – G. × valentinei

Name

Galanthus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 288 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 140 (1754).

• Type species: Galanthus nivalis L. (by monotypy)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Erangelia Reneaulme ex L., Sp. Pl.: 288 (1753), pro syn.
  • Acrocorion Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 57 (1763).
  • Galactanthus Lemaire in A. C. V. D. d'Orbigny, Dict. Universel Hist. Nat. 5: 763. 7 Apr 1845 ('1844').
  • Chianthemum Siegert ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 703 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe Northern Europe (introduced) Great Britain, Norway, Sweden. (introduced) Middle Europe Austria, Belgium (introduced), Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands (introduced), Poland, Switzerland. Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Eastern Europe Belarus, Krym, Ukraine. Asia-Temperate Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Northern America (introduced) Eastern Canada (introduced) New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Ontario. (introduced) Northwestern U.S.A. (introduced) Washington. (introduced) Northeastern U.S.A. (introduced) Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania. (introduced) Southwestern U.S.A. (introduced) Utah. (introduced) Southeastern U.S.A. (introduced) Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia. (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 I: 288. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 140. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Lledó, M.D., Davis, A.P., Crespo, M.B., Chase, M.W. & Fay, M.F. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis of Leucojum and Galanthus (Amaryllidaceae) based on plastid mat K and nuclear ribosomal spacer (ITS) DNA sequences and morphology. Plant Systematics and Evolution 246(3–4): 223–243. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-004-0152-0 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Galanthus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 2. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Galanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Galanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Galanthus. Published online. Accessed: 2 Feb 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Galanthus. Accessed: 2 Feb 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Galanthus. 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 Feb 2. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Galanthus.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Galanthus in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2022 Feb 2.

Vernacular names

العربية: زهرة اللبن
azərbaycanca: Xədicəgülü
български: Кокиче
буряад: Ургы
čeština: sněženka
чӑвашла: Çеçпĕл
Cymraeg: Eirlys
dansk: Vintergæk
Deutsch: Schneeglöckchen
Zazaki: Esparık
dolnoserbski: Sněgulka
English: Snowdrop
Esperanto: Neĝborulo
eesti: Lumikelluke
فارسی: گل برفی (سرده)
suomi: Lumikellot
français: Perce-neige
Gaeilge: Plúirín sneachta
Gaelg: Blaa sniaghtee
hrvatski: Visibabe
hornjoserbsce: Sněhowka
magyar: Hóvirág
հայերեն: Ձնծաղիկ
italiano: Galanthus
日本語: マツユキソウ属 (スノードロップ属 , ガランツス属)
ქართული: თეთრყვავილა
한국어: 스노드롭, 설강화(雪降花)
kurdî: Bindehlok
kernowek: Blejen ergh
lietuvių: Snieguolė
македонски: Кокиче
Plattdüütsch: Nakelt Jumfer
Nederlands: Sneeuwklokje
norsk nynorsk: Snøklokker
ирон: Малусæг
polski: śnieżyczka
română: Ghiocel
русский: Подснежник
саха тыла: Ньургуһун
slovenčina: snežienka
svenska: Snödroppssläktet
ไทย: หยาดหิมะ
Türkçe: Kardelen
татарча/tatarça: Умырзая
українська: Підсніжник
Tiếng Việt: Hoa tuyết điểm
Winaray: Galanthus
中文: 雪花蓮屬

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