Umbilicus gaditanus

Umbilicus gaditanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Crassulaceae
Subfamilia: Sempervivoideae
Tribus: Umbiliceae
Genus: Umbilicus
Species: Umbilicus gaditanus

Name

Umbilicus gaditanus Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 58 (1846)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cotyledon gaditana (Boiss.) Pau, Visita Bot. Riff 2: vi (1911)
  • Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris subsp. gaditana (Boiss.) Emb. & Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 4: 1019 (1941)
  • Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. gaditana (Boiss.) Batt. in J.A.Battandier & al., Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 329 (1889)
  • Umbilicus horizontalis subsp. gaditanus (Boiss.) Losa & Rivas Goday, Arch. Inst. Aclim. Cons. Super. Invest. Ci. 13: 232 (1974)
  • Umbilicus rupestris subsp. gaditanus (Boiss.) O.Bolòs, X.Font & X.Pons, Atlas Corol. Fl. Vasc. Països Catalans 4: 583 (1994)
  • Umbilicus vulgaris subsp. gaditanus (Boiss.) Batt. & Trab., Fl. Algérie Tunisie: 133 (1905)
• Heterotypic
  • Cotyledon font-queri (Maire & Sennen) Sennen & Mauricio, Cat. Fl. Rif Orient.: 44 (1933)
  • Cotyledon gaditana subsp. font-queri (Maire & Sennen) Sennen, Diagn. Nouv.: 155 (1936)
  • Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. font-queri Maire & Sennen, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 24: 213 (1933)
  • Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. fontqueri Maire & Sennen, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 24: 213 (1933)
  • Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. gigantea (Batt.) Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 14: 274 (1977)
  • Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. pomelii Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 27: 224 (1936)
  • Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. purpurea (Maire) Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 14: 275 (1977)
  • Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris f. purpurea Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 29: 418 (1936)
  • Umbilicus gaditanus var. giganteus Batt., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 339 (1885)
  • Umbilicus giganteus (Batt.) Batt. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie Tunisie: 133 (1905)
  • Umbilicus horizontalis var. majoricensis Barceló, Fl. Baleares: 184 (1880)
  • Umbilicus vulgaris subsp. giganteus (Batt.) Batt. & Trab., Fl. Algérie Tunisie: 133 (1905)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northwestern Africa Algeria, Morocco Regional: Southeastern Africa Sudan-South Sudan Regional: Macaronesia Canary Is., Madeira, Selvagens References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1845 publ. 1846. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1, no. 6. 136 pp., Lipsiae [Leipzig]: B. Hermann. MDZ Reference page. 

Links

• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Umbilicus gaditanus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 8.Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Umbilicus gaditanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Umbilicus gaditanus. Accessed: 8 May 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Umbilicus gaditanus. Published online. Accessed: May 8 2026. Reference page.

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