Asparagaceae
Scilla

Scilla messeniaca Boiss.

First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 110 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Greece. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Greece

Introduced into:

Great Britain, Ireland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kit Tan & Iatrou, G. (2001). Endemic Plants of Greece. The Peloponnese: 1-480. Gads Forlag, København.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K002790053 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002791710 Yes
Davis [1170] Greece K002790054 Yes
s.coll. [[8035]] K002790056 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002790057 Yes
Goulimy, C.N. [1] Greece K002790052 Yes
Young, M. [429/H] Greece K002790055 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002791711 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