Asteraceae

Calendula L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 921 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe to W. Himalaya, Macaronesia, Medit. to Sahara and Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Assam, Belarus, Bolivia, Borneo, British Columbia, California, Central European Russia, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ireland, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kazakhstan, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Maine, Malaya, Manchuria, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Michigan, Myanmar, Nepal, New Hampshire, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northern Territory, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Primorye, Qinghai, Queensland, Québec, South Australia, South European Russia, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tibet, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Victoria, Vietnam, Washington, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Xinjiang

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Caltha Mill. in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: [s.p.] (1754), nom. illeg.

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

Flora of Iraq

  • L. Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 885 (1754)
  • L. Sp. Pl.: 921 (1753)
  • Ohle, H. (1974). Beiträge zur Taxonomie der Gattung Calendula, II: Taxonomische Revision der südeuropäischen perennierenden Calendula–Sippen. Feddes Repert. 85: 245–283.
  • Patricia Halliday (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae. Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). Kew Publishing
  • – (1975). Beiträge zue Taxonomie und Evolution der Gattung Calendula L., III: Revision der marokkanischen perennierenden Sippen unter Berücksichtigung einiger marokkanischer Annuellen. Feddes Repert. 86: 1–17.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1893 Stilwell, P. Gibraltar K002665953 Yes
321 Malta K002665983 Yes
[A. E. Archbold] [573] K002660224 Yes
Rawi; Nuri; Al- Kass [28050] Iraq K002651466 Yes
s.coll. [43209] Iraq K002651467 Yes
AL. Kaisi; Khayat [50642] Iraq K002651463 Yes
s.coll. [43046] Iraq K002651468 Yes
Mughair, A.; Al-Ani, H.A.; Barkley, F.A.; Barkley, F.A. [118] Iraq K002651469 Yes
Bolton [s.n.] South Africa K002627659 Yes
Meikle [2578] Cyprus K:SPC-47001.000 No
Peter, G.A. [52792] South Africa K002627657 Yes
[Evankdust] [1303] Iraq K002651465 Yes
Meikle [2576a] Cyprus K:SPC-47004.000 No
Boivin; [P. B. I.] [613] K002627658 Yes
[Evankdust] [1303] Iraq K002651464 Yes
Meikle [25766] Cyprus K:SPC-46999.000 No
Hepper, F.N. [8862] Kuwait K002651190 Yes
Vidal; Lopez [s.n.] Morocco K000307200 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • 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