Allium erdelii Zucc.
First published in Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 3: 236 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Libya to Syria. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, Sinai
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Allium erdelii var. genuinum Maire & Weiller in Fl. Afrique N. 5: 291 (1958), not validly publ.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Allium erdelii var. hirtellum Oppenh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, sér. 2, 22: 277 (1930 publ. 1931)
- Allium erdelii var. micranthum Oppenh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, sér. 2, 22: 277 (1930 publ. 1931)
- Allium erdelii var. pilosum Pamp. in Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 24: 125 (1917)
- Allium erdelii var. roseum Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 5: 270 (1882)
- Allium philistaeum Boiss. in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 26 (1854)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt Checklist: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
- 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.
- Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1985). Flora of Iraq 8: 1-440. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1985). Flora of Iraq 8: 1-440. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 1968 | Kotschy [419], Palestinian Territory, Occupied | K000464401 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Letourneux, A. [137], Egypt | K000464402 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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
- Copyright applied to individual images