Allium nigrum L.
First published in Sp. Pl. ed. 2.: 430 (1762), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Medit. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, Sicilia, Turkey
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Caloscordum nigrum (L.) Banfi & Galasso in Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 152: 87 (2011)
- Kalabotis nigrum (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 2: 19 (1837)
- Molium nigrum (L.) Haw. in London Edinburgh Philos. Mag. & J. Sci., ser. 3, 1: 284 (1832)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Allium afrum (Zucc.) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 4: 455 (1843)
- Allium bauerianum Baker in Gard. Chron., n.s., 2: 131 (1874)
- Allium cyrilli var. magicum (L.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 737 (1882)
- Allium littoreum G.Don in Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 8 (1827), nom. illeg.
- Allium magicum L. in Sp. Pl.: 296, err. (1762), nom. rej.
- Allium nigrum Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. 4: t. 323 (1823), nom. illeg.
- Allium nigrum f. roseum Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 1: 122 (1931)
- Allium odorum Ten. in Fl. Napol. 1(Prodr.): XXI (1811), nom. illeg.
- Allium paniculatum Viv. in Fl. Libyc. Spec.: 19 (1824), nom. illeg.
- Allium paucibulbosum (Haw.) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 53 (1840)
- Canidia magica (L.) Salisb. in Gen. Pl.: 92 (1866), not validly publ.
- Molium paucibulbosum Haw. in London Edinburgh Philos. Mag. & J. Sci., ser. 3, 1: 284 (1832)
- Ophioscorodon magicum (L.) Wallr. in Sched. Crit.: 129 (1822)
- Ornithogalum afrum Zucc. in Cent. Observ. Pl.: 25 (1806)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
- Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
- Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Fritsch, R.M., Blattner, F.R. & Gurushidze, M. (2010). New classification of Allium L. subg. Melanocrommyum (Webb & Berthel.) Rouy (Alliaceae) based on molecular and morphological characters. Phyton: Annales Rei Botanicae 49: 145-320.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
- Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
- Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
- Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
- Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
- Fritsch, R. (2006). Personal Communication on Alliaceae 6 Germany.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1981 | Edmondson, J.R. [2822], Cyprus | K000203220 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [s.n.] | Allium bauerianum | K000203219 | Yes |
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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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 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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