Hesperis balansae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Tribus: Hesperideae
Genus: Hesperis
Species: Hesperis balansae

Name

Hesperis balansae E.Fourn., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 13: 338 (1866).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Hesperis aucheri Balansa ex E.Fourn., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 13: 338 (1866).
  • Hesperis balansae subsp. mytilensis Dvořák, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 113: 380 (1966).
  • Hesperis balansae subsp. scabrida (F.Dvořák) F.Dvořák, Scripta Fac. Sci. Nat. Univ. J. E. Purkynianae Brun., Biol 1: 242 (1971 publ. 1972).
  • Hesperis balansae f. scabrida F.Dvořák, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 113: 380 (1966).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia East Aegean Is., Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fournier, E.P.N. 1866. Monographie du genre Hesperis. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 13(6): 326–362. DOI: 10.1080/00378941.1866.10825138 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Duran, A. 2016. A taxonomic update of the genus Hesperis in Turkey. 5th International Conference on Agriculture, Environment and Biological Sciences (ICAEBS-16), Pattaya, Thailand, pp. 26–29. ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368. JSTOR PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Hesperis balansae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Hesperis balansae. Published online. Accessed: 10 Mar 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Hesperis balansae. Accessed: 10 Mar 2025.Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Hesperis balansae. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 10. Reference page.