Limoniastrum

Limoniastrum monopetalum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Plumbaginaceae
Tribus: Limonieae
Genus: Limoniastrum
Species: L. guyonianum – L. monopetalum

Name

Limoniastrum Heist. ex Fabr., Enum. Meth. Pl. Hort. Helmstad. 25. (1759)

• Typus: L. articulatum Moench = L. monopetalum (L.) Boiss.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Bubania Girard in Mém. Sect. Sci. Acad. Sci. Montpellier 1: 182 (1848), nom. superfl.
  • Limoniodes Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 394 (1891), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Portugal, Sardegna , Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Southwestern Asia Sinai Introduced into: Baleares, Canary Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Heister, L. 1759. Enumeratio Methodica Plantarum. 25

Additional references

• Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., Mering, S. v., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler R., Ocampo G., Ochoterena, H., Oxelman, B., Rabeler, R. K., Sanchez, A., Schlumpberger, B. O. & Uotila, P. 2015. A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Willdenowia 45(3): 281–383. DOI: 10.3372/wi.45.45301 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Limoniastrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 01. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2017. Limoniastrum. 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. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 May 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Limoniastrum. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 27 2017. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Limoniastrum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Aug 2015. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• مصرى: زويته
• العربية: زويتة
• español: Matagallo
• suomi: Viuhkiot
• 日本語: リモニアストルム属

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