Asphodelaceae
Asphodelus

Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.

First published in Anales Ci. Nat. 3: 46 (1801)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia to Indian Subcontinent. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Cyprus, Egypt, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen

Extinct in:

Greece

Introduced into:

Mauritius, New South Wales, Rodrigues

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Al-Rawi, A. (1987). Flora of Kuwait 2: 1-455. Alden Press Ltd., U.K.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Libya 57: 1-81. Al-Faateh University, Tripoli.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Maliya, S.D. & Datt, B. (2010). A contribution to the flora of Katarniyaghat wildlife sanctuary, Baharaich district, Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 42-68.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Quézel, P. (1958). Mission Botanique au Tibesti: 1-357. Université d'Alger.
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1985). Flora of Iraq 8: 1-440. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1978). Flore des Mascareignes 177-188 IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris. [Cited as Asphodelus fistulosus var. tenuifolius.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1978). Flore des Mascareignes 177-188 IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1985). Flora of Iraq 8: 1-440. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K002211062 Yes
Davis, P.H. [8215] Egypt K002211337 Yes
Lavranos, J.; Smith, A.R. [873] K002211377 Yes
Winkler, M. [s.n.] Spain K002211068 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [4823] Cyprus K002211117 Yes
[F. W]. Whitaker [s.n.] United Kingdom K002211073 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2162] Cyprus K002211116 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2406] Egypt K002211357 Yes
Hurst, H.A. [s.n.] Egypt K002211326 Yes
Dinsmore, J.E. [11774] West Bank K002211345 Yes
{Heldreich} [s.n.] Greece K002211080 Yes
Bredemann, G.; Nieser, O. [47] K002211077 Yes
Davis [42017] Türkiye K002211351 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [1776] Egypt K002211358 Yes
Winkler, M. [s.n.] Spain K002211065 Yes
[W. Jossidden] [50] United Kingdom K002211072 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Egypt K002211325 Yes
Ascherson, P.; Rohlfs, G. [s.n.] Egypt K002211328 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [1938] Greece K002211083 Yes
Hurst, H.A. [s.n.] Egypt K002211327 Yes
Samaritani, J.B. [3115] Egypt K002211322 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002211631 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002211344 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [53066] Jordan K002211348 Yes
Kaiser, A. [490] Egypt K002211332 Yes
Murray, G.W. [2998] Egypt K002211353 Yes
Keller, A. [225] Egypt K002211324 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [[F1026]] Egypt K002211335 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [[498]] Egypt K002211355 Yes
de Heldreich, T. [95] Greece K002211081 Yes
{Heldreich} [s.n.] Greece K002211084 Yes
{Huter; Porto; Rigo} [118] Spain K002211064 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [4450] Jordan K002211350 Yes
Schmitt, C. [s.n.] Algeria K002211069 Yes
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K002211336 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002211342 Yes
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K002211333 Yes
Smith, R.S.; Britton, C.E. [698/2] United Kingdom K002211070 Yes
{Heldreich} [95] Greece K002211082 Yes
Davis, P.H. [10429] Jordan K002211349 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002211071 Yes
Lawson, F.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002211075 Yes
Barakat, H. [s.n.] Egypt K002211341 Yes
Davis [40895] Türkiye K002211352 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002211632 Yes
Schultes [s.n.] Egypt K002211330 Yes
Rivas, S. [s.n.] Spain K002211060 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Egypt K002211329 Yes
Smith, R.L. [698/2] K002211633 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [451] Egypt K002211356 Yes
{Huter; Porta; Rigo} [118] Spain K002211059 Yes
Ripley, H.D. [244] Spain K002211066 Yes
Willkomm, H.M. [7] Spain K002211067 Yes
Bolland, B.G.C. [s.n.] Egypt K002211334 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002211063 Yes
s.coll. [3790] Egypt K002211340 Yes
Davis, P.H. [3768] West Bank K002211346 Yes
{Porta; Rigo} [113] Spain K002211061 Yes
Britton, C.E.; Waterfall, C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002211074 Yes
Khattab [6243] Egypt K002211354 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2162] Cyprus K002211115 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Egypt K002211323 Yes
Hughes, F. [s.n.] Egypt K002211331 Yes
Khattab [6218] Egypt K002211338 Yes
Blom, C. [s.n.] Sweden K002211076 Yes
[Sabeis] [s.n.] Greece Asphodelus microcarpus K002210912 Yes
Heldreich de [1491] Greece Asphodelus microcarpus K002210910 Yes
Monach [s.n.] Greece Asphodelus microcarpus K002210909 Yes
Keith [s.n.] Libya Asphodelus microcarpus K002211383 Yes
{Mrs. R. V. Pennington} [27] Albania Asphodelus microcarpus K002210907 Yes
[Sieber] [s.n.] Greece Asphodelus microcarpus K002210913 Yes
Atchley, S.G. [526] Greece Asphodelus microcarpus K002210908 Yes

Sources

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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