Linum quadrifolium

Linum quadrifolium

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Linaceae
Subfamilia: Linoideae
Genus: Linum
Species: Linum quadrifolium

Name

Linum quadrifolium L., Sp. Pl. 1: 281 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Linopsis quadrifolia (L.) Rchb., Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst.: 307 (1837).
• Heterotypic
  • Linum capense Houtt., Nat. Hist. 2(8): t. 46, f. 1 (1777).
  • Hypericum verticillatum Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 138 (1800), nom. illeg.
  • Linum tetraphyllum Hebenstr. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 52 (1841).

Homonyms

• Linum quadrifolium Thunb., Fl. Cap. (Thunberg, ed. 2) 277 (1823). = Linum thunbergii Eckl. & Zeyh.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape Province, Northern Cape Province). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Linum quadrifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Linum quadrifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 April 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Linum quadrifolium. Published online. Accessed: April 1 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Linum quadrifolium. Accessed: 1 April 2022.

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