Asparagaceae
Bellevalia

Bellevalia eigii Feinbrun

First published in Palestine J. Bot., Jerusalem Ser. 1: 357 (1939)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Jordan to N. Egypt. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Egypt, Palestine, Sinai

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [X 416] Israel K002924303 Yes
Letourneux [s.n.] Egypt K000257380 Type Yes
Dinsmore, J.E. [15870] West Bank K002924302 Yes
Täckholm, V. [s.n.] Egypt Bellevalia alexandrina K002924304 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 2025. 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • Kew Science Photographs

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