Hesperis persica

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Hesperis persica Boiss., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 17: 64 (1842).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Hesperis aladabadensis Stapf, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 51: 32 (1886).
  • Hesperis karsiana N.Busch, Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 20: 85 (1935).
  • Hesperis meda Stapf, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 51: 32 (1886).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Caucasus Transcaucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan). Western Asia Iran, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1842. Plantae Aucherianae orientales enumeratae, cum novarum specierum descriptione (suite). Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique Série 2, 17(1–2): 45–90. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Farouji, A.M., Khodayari, H., Assadi, M., Özüdoğru, B., Çetin, Ö., Mummenhoff, K. & Bhattacharya, S. 2018. Numerical taxonomy contributes to delimitation of Iranian and Turkish Hesperis L. (Brassicaceae) species. Phytotaxa 367(2): 101–119. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.367.2.1 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Hesperis persica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Hesperis persica. Published online. Accessed: 12 Mar 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Hesperis persica. Accessed: 12 Mar 2025.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Hesperis persica. 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 12. Reference page.