Asphodelaceae
Asphodelus

Asphodelus viscidulus Boiss.

First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 118 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Africa to Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Egypt, Gulf States, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tunisia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Al-Rawi, A. (1987). Flora of Kuwait 2: 1-455. Alden Press Ltd., U.K.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
  • 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?
Dinsmore, J.E. [11774] West Bank K002211359 Yes
[illegible] [192] Kuwait K002211366 Yes
Kralik, J.L. [s.n.] Egypt K000900952 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K000900949 Unknown Type Material Yes
Guest, E.R.; Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [17306] Iraq K002211361 Yes
Kralik, J.L. [s.n.] K000900951 Type Yes
Boulos, L.; Ibrahim, I.M. [s.n.] Kuwait K002211364 Yes
Good, R. [323] Bahrain K002211367 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002211369 Yes
Good, R. [322] Bahrain K002211365 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K000900950 Unknown Type Material Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [114] Egypt K002211368 Yes
Schimper, W. [237] K000900948 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zohary, M.; Guest, E.R.; Eig, A. [5040] Iraq K002211360 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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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 2024. 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 2024. 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

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