Hyacinthus

Hyacinthus orientalis, type species of the genus Hyacinthus

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Hyacintheae
Subtribus: Hyacinthinae
Genus: Hyacinthus
Species: H. litwinowii – H. orientalis – H. transcaspicus

Name[edit]

Hyacinthus Tourn. ex L., Sp. Pl.: 316 (1753).

Lectotype species: Hyacinthus orientalis L., designated by Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot. 146 (1929).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Middle Asia Turkmenistan. Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 316. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2011. Hyacinthus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2011 Mar 21. Reference page.
Hitchcock, A.S. & Green, M.L. 1929. Standard species of Linnaean genera of Phanerogamae (1753–1754). pp. 111–195 in International Botanical Congress. Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hyacinthus L. in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2014-04-01.
Hyacinthus L. – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Hyacinthus – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
EOL: Hyacinthus

Vernacular names[edit]

čeština: Hyacint
Deutsch: Hyazinthen
English: Hyacinth
suomi: Hyasintit
français: Jacinthe
magyar: Jácint
italiano: Giacinto
日本語: ヒアシンス属
lietuvių: Hiacintas
polski: Hiacynt
русский: Гиацинт
Türkçe: Sümbül
中文: 风信子属

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