Limoniastrum monopetalum

Limoniastrum monopetalum

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: Limoniastrum monopetalum

Name

Limoniastrum monopetalum (L.) Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 689 (1848)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bubania monopetala (L.) Girard in Mém. Sect. Sci. Acad. Sci. Montpellier 1: 183 (1848)
  • Limoniastrum articulatum Moench in Methodus: 423 (1794), nom. illeg.
  • Limonium monopetalum (L.) Hill in Hort. Kew.: 183 (1768)
  • Statice monopetala L. in Sp. Pl.: 276 (1753)
  • Taxanthema monopetalum (L.) Sweet in Hort. Brit.: 333 (1826)
• Heterotypic
  • Limoniastrum monopetalum subsp. multiflorum (C.Bonhomme & P.Fourn.) P.Fourn. in Quatre Fl. France: 718 (1937)
  • Limoniastrum multiflorum C.Bonhomme & P.Fourn. in Monde Pl. 38: 13 (1937)
  • Limonium siculum Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 7 (1768)
  • Statice denudata Regel & Körn. in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1857: 37 (1858)
  • Statice scabra Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 334 (1805), nom. illeg.

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

• Boissier, P.E. in A.P.de Candolle, 1848. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 12: 689.

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2013. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 5: Dicotyledoneae: Oleaceae – Zygophyllaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0128-5, 451 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Limoniastrum monopetalum 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. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Limoniastrum monopetalum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Limoniastrum monopetalum. Published online. Accessed: September 01 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Limoniastrum monopetalum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• العربية: زينة
• Deutsch: Strauch-Strandflieder
• español: Salado
• italiano: limoniastro cespuglioso
• தமிழ்: Timsellegt

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