Colchicaceae
Colchicum

Colchicum filifolium (Cambess.) Stef.

First published in Sborn. B'lghar. Akad. Nauk 22: 58 (1926)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Medit. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Baleares, France, Morocco, Portugal, Spain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dogignard, A. (2009). Contributions à la connaissance de la flore du Maroc et de l'Afrique du Nord. Nouvelle série. 2. La flore du Nord-Maroc. Journal de Botanique Société de Botanique de France 46-47: 1-136.
  • Persson, K. (2007). Nomenclatural synopsis of the genus Colchicum (Colchicaceae), with some new species and combinations. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 127: 165-242.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Merendera filifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Persson, K. (2007). Nomenclatural synopsis of the genus Colchicum (Colchicaceae), with some new species and combinations. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 127: 165-242.
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
{Billot, G.; V. Bayoux, A; Gulchard, P.; Paillot, J.} [s.n.] France K002372943 Yes
[Barats] [1108] K002372950 Yes
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Algeria K002374427 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Rejdali, M.; Taleb, A.; Upson, T.M. [12331] Morocco K002374433 Yes
Munby [s.n.] Algeria K002374420 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Upson, T.M. [13083] Morocco K002374434 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Upson, T.M. [12722] Morocco K002374438 Yes
Faure, A. [s.n.] Algeria K002374429 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Aitlafkih, M.; Hedderson, T.; Rutherford, R.W. [15657] Morocco K002374743 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [110] Morocco K002374430 Yes
Malinvaud [s.n.] Algeria K002374418 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Upson, T.M. [12987] Morocco K002374436 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Rejdali, M.; Taleb, A.; Upson, T.M. [12551] Morocco K002374431 Yes
Martindale, G.E. [86] K002372948 Yes
Strachey, R. [s.n.] Spain K002372944 Yes
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Algeria K002374426 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Upson, T.M. [12914] Morocco K002374440 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Algeria K001739829 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Taleb, A.; Upson, T.M. [s.n.] Morocco K002374437 Yes
Faure, A. [s.n.] Algeria K002374428 Yes
[R. Eomy] [3952] France K002372940 Yes
[F. Lefohre] [s.n.] Algeria K002374425 Yes
Roux, H. [s.n.] France K002372941 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Upson, T.M. [12884] Morocco K002374439 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Algeria K002374421 Yes
Durando, P. [s.n.] Algeria K002374419 Yes
Martindale, G.E. [15] K002372947 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002372952 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Upson, T.M. [12889] Morocco K002374744 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Rejdali, M.; Taleb, A.; Upson, T.M. [12468] Morocco K002374432 Yes
Martindale, G.E. [6] K002372946 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Achhal, A.; Mouks, H.; Upson, T.M. [12598] Morocco K002374435 Yes
Dubuis, A.; Faurei, L. [s.n.] Algeria K002374417 Yes
[A. Wariany] [s.n.] K002374423 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Algeria K002374424 Yes
Come [36703] France K002372942 Yes
Maw, G. [s.n.] K002372953 Yes
Gros [s.n.] K002372945 Yes
[Autheman] [s.n.] France K001739204 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Aitlafkih, M.; Hedderson, T.; Rutherford, R.W. [15405] Morocco K002374742 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6961] K002372949 Yes
Nutt, R.D. [54/74] K002372951 Yes
[Milianah] [s.n.] K002374422 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0