Hornungia alpina

Hornungia alpina

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Brassicaceae
Subfamilia: Brassicoideae
Tribus: Descurainieae
Genus: Hornungia
Species: Hornungia alpina
Subspecies: H. a. subsp. alpina – H. a. subsp. auerswaldii – H. a. subsp. austroalpina – H. a. subsp. brevicaulis – H. a. subsp. font-queri – H. a. subsp. polatschekii

Name

Hornungia alpina (L.) O.Appel, Novon 7: 339 (1997 publ. 1998).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lepidium alpinum L., Cent. Pl. II: 23 (1756).
• Homotypic
  • Nasturtium alpinum (L.) Crantz, Cl. Crucif. Emend.: 80 (1769).
  • Hutchinsia alpina (L.) W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 4: 82 (1812).
  • Smelowskia alpina (L.) C.A.Mey. in C.F.von Ledebour, Fl. Altaic. 3: 170 (1831).
  • Noccaea alpina (L.) Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 663 (1832).
  • Astylus alpinus (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 188 (1867).
  • Capsella alpina (L.) Ces., Pass. & Gibelli, Comp. Fl. Italiana 2: 824 (1886).
  • Pritzelago alpina (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 35 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Portugal, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Eastern Asia Japan (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Appel, O. & Al-Shehbaz, I.A. 1997. Generic limits and taxonomy of Hornungia, Pritzelago, and Hymenolobus (Brassicaceae). Novon 7(4): 338–340. DOI: 10.2307/3391758 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Hornungia alpina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Hornungia alpina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov 2024. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Hornungia alpina. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov 2024. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Hornungia alpina. Accessed: 10 Nov 2024.
• Koch, M.A. et al. 2019. Hornungia alpina in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 01.

Vernacular names

• suomi: Pääskynkukka

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