Malcolmia pygmaea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Subfamilia: Brassicoideae
Tribus: Malcolmieae
Genus: Malcolmia
Species: Malcolmia pygmaea

Name

Malcolmia pygmaea (DC.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 222 (1867).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hesperis pygmaea DC., Syst. Nat. 2: 454 (1821).
• Homotypic
  • Maresia pygmaea (DC.) O.E.Schulz in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 105(Heft 86): 210 (1924).
• Heterotypic
  • Hesperis pygmaea Delile, Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 67 (1813), nom. nud.
  • Sisymbrium delilei Coss., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 27: 71 (1880).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northern Africa Egypt. Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Kuwait, Saudi Arabia. Western Asia Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Boulos, L. 1999. Flora of Egypt. Volume 1 (Azollaceae – Oxalidaceae). xv + 419 pp., Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing, ISBN 977-5429-14-5. Internet Archive (Lending Library) Reference page. 
• Collenette, I.S. 1999. Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia. 799 pp., Riyadh: National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ISBN 9960-614-09-3.Reference page. 
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2011. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 3: Dicotyledoneae: Balsaminaceae – Euphorbiaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0124-7, 449 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Malcolmia pygmaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Malcolmia pygmaea. Published online. Accessed: 15 Mar 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Malcolmia pygmaea. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 15. Reference page.