Psylliostachys spicata

Psylliostachys spicata

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: Psylliostachys
Species: Psylliostachys spicata

Name

• Psylliostachys spicata (Willd.) Nevski, Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 4: 314 (1937)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Limonium spicatum (Willd.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 396 (1891)
  • Statice spicata Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 1: 1533 (1798)
• Heterotypic
  • Psylliostachys plantaginiflorus (Jaub. & Spach) Roshkova in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 262 (1954)
  • Psylliostachys sisymbriifolius (Jaub. & Spach) Rech.f. in Biol. Skr. 13(4): 146 (1963)
  • Statice lyrata M.Bieb. in Tabl. Prov. Mer Casp.: 114 (1798)
  • Statice plantaginiflora Jaub. & Spach in Ill. Pl. Orient. 1: 160 (1844)
  • Statice sisymbriifolia Jaub. & Spach in Ill. Pl. Orient. 1: 158 (1844)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Central Europe Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan Regional: Southwestern Europe Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine Regional: Peninsular Arabia Kuwait Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe South European Russia Introduced into: Germany References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nevski, S.A. (Невский, С.А.) 1937. Материалы к флоре Кугитанга и его предгорий [Beiträge zur Flora des Kuhitang-tau und seiner Vorgebirge]. Trudy Botanicheskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR. Ser. 1. Flora i Sistematika Vysshikh Rastenii 4: 199–346. (Russian) Фундаментальная электронная библиотека «Флора и фауна» DJVU Reference page. ː 4: 314

Additional references

• Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Psylliostachys spicata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Psylliostachys spicata. Published online. Accessed: September 09 2025. Reference page.

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