Asphodelaceae

Asphodelus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 309 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia to Indian Subcontinent and Somalia, Mauritius.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Belgium, Bolivia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Germany, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands, New Mexico, New South Wales, New Zealand South, Rodrigues, Tasmania, Texas

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1991 Sarrat-Gineste [s.n.] France K000900923 Type Yes
Forbes [642] Türkiye K002210911 Yes
Zahn, H. [1490] Greece K000900921 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5058] India K001104636 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1490] Greece K000900922 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Davis; Coode} [D36950] Türkiye K002211375 Yes
{Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; W. J. M. Vader, W. J. O. De Wilde.} [1160] K002211373 Yes
s.coll. [59] Switzerland K002210995 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5058] India K001104634 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis [40801] Türkiye K002211374 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 5058] India K001104635 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5058] India K001104633 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5058] K001104637 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Dudley} [D36052] Türkiye K002211376 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images