Ulex

Ulex europaeus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Genisteae
Genus: Ulex
Species: U. argenteus – U. australis – U. baeticus – U. borgiae – U. × breoganii – U. canescens – U. cantabricus – U. × dalilae – U. densus – U. erinaceus – U. europaeus – U. gallii – U. jussiaei – U. × lagrezii – U. micranthus – U. minor – U. parviflorus

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ulex in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 31. Reference page.

Name

Ulex L., Sp. Pl. 2: 741 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 329 (1754).

• Type species: U. europaeus L. (lectotype, designated by N.L. Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N.U.S. ed. 2. 2: 349 (1913), supported by M.L. Green, Prop. Brit. Bot. 175. Aug 1929)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Genista-spartium Duhamel, Traité Arbr. Arbust. 1: 261 (1755).

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 741. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 329. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions: from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. ed. 2. C. Scribner's sons, New York. Vol. 2: 549. Reference page. 
• Hitchcock, A.S. & Green, M.L. 1929. Standard species of Linnaean genera of Phanerogamae (1753–1754). pp. 111–195 in International Botanical Congress. Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ulex in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ulex. Published online. Accessed: Jan 31 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Ulex. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jan 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Ulex. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 31. Reference page. 
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Ulex in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2022 Feb 21.

Vernacular names

brezhoneg: Lann
čeština: hlodáš
dansk: Tornblad
Deutsch: Stechginster
English: gorse
Esperanto: Ulekso
euskara: Ote
فارسی: آلکس
suomi: Piikkiherneet
français: Ajonc
Gaeilge: Aiteann
Gaelg: Aittin
Ido: Ulexo
ქართული: ჯოჯო
lietuvių: Dygliakrūmis
Nederlands: gaspeldoorn
norsk: Gulltornslekta
polski: Kolcolist
português: Tojo
русский: Улекс
slovenčina: cezmína
svenska: Ärttörnesläktet

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