Juncus acutus subsp. acutus

Juncus acutus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: Juncus acutus
Subspecies: Juncus acutus subsp. acutus

Name

Juncus acutus L. subsp. acutus, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Juncus spinosus Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 75 (1775).
    • Typus: [Egypt] Alexandria, 1761–1762, P.Forskål (Lectotype, designated by S.Snogerup, Willdenowia 23: 34 (1993): C-FORSK 29 (Cent. III, no. 38),
  • Juncus multibracteatus Tineo in G.Gussone, Fl. Sicul. Prodr., Suppl.: 105 (1832).
    • Typus: [Italy] ’In humentibus Castronuovo’, A. Todaro 556 (Syntypes: BM, FI, K, W).
    • Juncus acutus subsp. multibracteatus (Tineo) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 179 (1890).
  • Juncus acutus var. decompositus Guss., Enum. Pl. Inarim.: 345 (1854).
    • Typus: [Italy] Inarime Is [Ischia], 1812, Thomas (syntype: FI).
    • Juncus acutus subsp. decompositus (Guss.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.: 715 (1882).
  • Juncus karelinii Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 297 (1855).
    • Typus: Middle Asia, Astrabad, G.S. Karelin ((Lectotype, designated by S.Snogerup, Willdenowia 23: 34 (1993): LE).
  • Juncus variegatus Caruel, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 2: 276 (1870).
    • Juncus acutus subsp. variegatus (Caruel) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 746 (1882).
  • Juncus acutus var. longibracteatus Buchenau in P.E.Boissier, Fl. Orient. 5: 354 (1882).
    • Typus: [Iraq] Tall ’Afar between Sindschar and Mosul, 1867, H.C. Haussknecht 978 (Syntype: G-BB).
  • Juncus acutus var. effusus Buchenau, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 12: 250 (1890).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain, Ireland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Turkmenistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Kuwait. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia. Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Snogerup, S.E. 1993. A revision of Juncus subgen. Juncus (Juncaceae). Willdenowia 23(1): 23–73. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Kirschner, J. et al. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. (Species Plantarum: Flora of the World Part 7). 336 pp., Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. ISBN 0-642-56823-5 PDF (part 1) PDF (part 2) PDF (part 3) PDF (part 4) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Juncus acutus subsp. acutus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Juncus acutus subsp. acutus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Juncus acutus subsp. acutus. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jul 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Juncus acutus subsp. acutus. Accessed: 4 Jul 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Juncus acutus subsp. acutus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 4.