Samolus

Samolus ebracteatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Primulaceae
Subfamilia: Theophrastoideae
Tribus: Samoleae
Genus: Samolus
Species: S. caespitosus – S. cinerascens – S. dichondrifolius – S. ebracteatus – S. eremaeus – S. junceus – S. latifolius – S. parviflorus – S. porosus – S. repens – S. spathulatus – S. subnudicaulis – S. vagans – S. valerandi

Name

Samolus L. Sp. Pl. 1: 171 (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Sheffieldia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl.: 17 (1776).
  • Samodia Baudo, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 20: 350 (1843).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Baltic States, Krym, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira. Regional: West Tropical Africa Mauritania, Nigeria. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan, West Himalaya. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia. Regional: New Zealand Kermadec Islands, New Zealand North. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia. Regional: South-Central Pacific Easter Islands. Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon, Washington. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Guatemala, Honduras. Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Desventurados Islands, Paraguay, Uruguay. 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: 171. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Crusio W.E. 1982. Het geslacht Samolus L. [in Dutch] Communications of the Dutch Waterplant Society 2: 13–25. Reference page. 
• Crusio W.E. 1984. Notes on the genus Samolus L. (Primulaceae). Communications of the Dutch Waterplant Society 6: 13–16. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Samolus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Samolus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Dec 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Samolus. Published online. Accessed: 14 Dec 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Samolus. Accessed: 14 Dec 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Bungen
suomi: Suolapungat

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