Asparagaceae
Scilla

Scilla cilicica Siehe

First published in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 44: 194 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Türkiye to N. Israel. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cyprus, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1981 Sintenis, P.; Rigo, G. [170] Cyprus K000464874 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Birkinshaw, D. [s.n.] Lebanon K000283330 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Birkinshaw, D. [s.n.] Lebanon K000283331 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002790655 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002790658 Yes
Davis, P. [s.n.] Türkiye K002790649 Yes
Kotschy, T. [s.n.] Türkiye K002790650 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002790659 Yes
Stagg [s.n.] Cyprus K002790662 Yes
[EW Keuner] [1778] Cyprus K002790664 Yes
Meikle, R.D. Cyprus K:SPC-39253.000 No
s.coll. [25] K002791676 Yes
Robinson, S.W. [H 609] K002790660 Yes
Davis, P.H. [s.n.] Türkiye K002790648 Yes
Birkinshaw, D. [34] Lebanon K000283333 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [1426] Cyprus K002790661 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002790656 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3032] Cyprus K002790663 Yes
Robinson, G.W. [H609] K002790653 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D26485] Türkiye K002790651 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002790654 Yes
Davis, P.H. [5637] Lebanon K000283332 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002790657 Yes
Robinson, S.W. [H609] K002790652 Yes
Baytop, T. [41772] Türkiye K002790647 Yes
Dönmez, A.A.; Mutlu, B. [8204] Türkiye K002790646 Yes
Sintenis, P.; Rigo, G. [170] Cyprus Scilla veneris K000464873 Isotype 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/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images