Malcolmia pygmaea (DC.) Boiss.
First published in Fl. Orient. 1: 222 (1867)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Medit. to S. Iran and Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Hesperis pygmaea DC. in Syst. Nat. 2: 454 (1821)
- Maresia pygmaea (DC.) O.E.Schulz in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 105(86): 210 (1924)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Hesperis pygmaea Delile in Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 67 (1813), nom. nud.
- Sisymbrium delilei Coss. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 27: 71 (1880)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Hedge, J. & Rechinger, K.H. (1968). Flora Iranica 57: 1-372. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
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