Linum usitatissimum

Linum usitatissimum

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 usitatissimum
Varietates: L. u. var. stenophyllum – L. u. var. usitatissimum

Name

Linum usitatissimum L., Sp. Pl.: 277 (1753).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 277. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Liu, Q.R. & Zhou, L.H. 2008. Linaceae. Pp. 34–38 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 11: Oxalidaceae through Aceraceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-930723-73-3. efloras PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Linum usitatissimum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 April 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Linum usitatissimum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 1 April 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Linum usitatissimum. Published online. Accessed April 1 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Linum usitatissimum. Accessed: 1 April 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Linum usitatissimum. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 April 1. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Linum usitatissimum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 April 1.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: তিসি
kaszëbsczi: Len
čeština: Len
dansk: Almindelig Hør
Deutsch: Gemeiner Lein
English: Common flax
español: Lino
suomi: Pellava
Nordfriisk: Flaaks
français: Lin cultivé
hornjoserbsce: Len
italiano: Lino comune
日本語: アマ
Latina: Linum
lietuvių: Sėjamasis linas
latviešu: Lini
Nederlands: Vlas
polski: Len zwyczajny
português: Lìnho
русский: Лён
svenska: Lin
українська: Льон звичайний
中文: 亚麻

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