Ranunculus asiaticus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Ranunculeae
Genus: Ranunculus
Species: Ranunculus asiaticus

Name

Ranunculus asiaticus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 552. 1753.

• Protologue locality: "Habitat in Asia vel Mauritania."
• Lectotypus: Herb. Linn. No. 715.34 (LINN), designated by Turland in Jarvis & al. (ed.), Taxon 54: 470 (2005).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cyprianthe asiatica (L.) Freyn in Willkomm & Lange, Prod. Fl. Hisp. 3. 942. 1880.
• Heterotypic
  • Ranunculus asiaticus var. albus Hayek, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(1): 330 (1924)
  • Ranunculus asiaticus var. roseus Hayek, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(1): 330 (1924)
  • Ranunculus asiaticus var. flavus Sickenb., Mem. Inst. Egypte 4, 2: 171 (1901)
  • Ranunculus asiaticus var. flavus Dörfl., Herb. norm., Schedae ad Cent. 45: 126. (1903).
  • Ranunculus asiaticus var. puniceus Dörfl., Herb. norm., Schedae ad Cent. 45: 126 (1903).
  • Ranunculus asiaticus var. superbissimus Hort.
  • Ranunculus sanguineus Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 10 (1768).
    • Ranunculus asiaticus var. sanguineus (Mill.) DC., Syst. Nat. 1: 262 (1818).
    • Ranunculus asiaticus f. sanguineus (Mill.) Vierh., Österr. Bot. Z. 84: 134 (1935).
  • Cyprianthe anemonoides Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 221 (1838).
  • Ranunculus flammipetalus Gand., Fl. Cret.: 6 (1916).
    • Ranunculus asiaticus var. flammipetalus (Gand.) Hayek, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(1): 331 (1924)
  • Ranunculus garianicus Borzí & Mattei, Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 11: 239 (1912).
  • Ranunculus hortensis Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 104 (1806).
  • Ranunculus africanus hort., Blumeng., ed. 3, Sieb. & Voss, 1: 17 (1894).
  • Ranunculus asiaticus var. bereniceus Pamp., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 24: 136 (1947).
  • Ranunculus asiaticus var. bicolor Pamp., Boll. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1914: 14 (1914)
  • Ranunculus asiaticus var. grandiflorus Bég. & Vacc., Ann. Bot. (Roma) 12: 105 (1913).
  • Ranunculus asiaticus var. intermedius Pamp., Archiv. Bot. 12: 28 (1936).
  • Ranunculus asiaticus subsp. latilobus Vierh., Österr. Bot. Z. 84: 133 (1935).
  • Ranunculus asiaticus var. tenuilobus Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 31 ().
    • Ranunculus asiaticus subsp. tenuilobus (Boiss.) Vierh., Österr. Bot. Z. 84: 134 (1935).
  • Ranunculus asiaticus var. variegatus Sickenb., Mem. Inst. Egypte 4, 2: 171 (1901)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt, Libya. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia. 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: 552. Reference page. 

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ranunculus asiaticus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ranunculus asiaticus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Ranunculus asiaticus. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Ranunculus asiaticus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Nov 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Asian buttercup, turban buttercup
eesti: Aasia tulikas
suomi: Jaloleinikki
français: Renoncule des fleuristes
עברית: נורית אסיה
русский: Лютик азиатский
svenska: Bukettranunkel

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