Scilla peruviana L.
First published in Sp. Pl.: 309 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & Central Medit. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Algeria, Egypt, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia
Introduced into:
Canary Is., Great Britain, Mexico Central, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, South Australia, Tasmania
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Basaltogeton peruvianum (L.) Salisb. in Gen. Pl.: 27 (1866), not validly publ.
- Hyacinthus peruvianus (L.) E.Vilm. in Fl. Pleine Terre: 795 (1863)
- Melomphis peruviana (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 2: 22 (1837)
- Oncostema peruviana (L.) Speta in Phyton (Horn) 26: 264 (1987)
- Scilla hemisphaerica Boiss. in Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 613 (1842), nom. superfl.
- Scilla stellaris Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 241 (1796), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Caloscilla clusii Jord. & Fourr. in Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 14 (1869)
- Caloscilla elegans Jord. & Fourr. in Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 16 (1869)
- Caloscilla flaveola Jord. & Fourr. in Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 17 (1869)
- Caloscilla grandiflora Jord. & Fourr. in Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 16 (1869)
- Caloscilla hughii Jord. & Fourr. in Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 15 (1869)
- Caloscilla livida Jord. & Fourr. in Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 15 (1869)
- Caloscilla pallidiflora Jord. & Fourr. in Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 15 (1869)
- Caloscilla subalbida Jord. & Fourr. in Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 16 (1869)
- Caloscilla subcarnea Jord. & Fourr. in Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 16 (1869)
- Caloscilla venusta Jord. & Fourr. in Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 15 (1869)
- Loncomelos purpureum Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 62 (1837)
- Melomphis sicula Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 2: 22 (1837)
- Oncostema cerulea (Raf.) Speta in Phyton (Horn) 26: 265 (1987)
- Oncostema cupanii (Guss.) Speta in Phyton (Horn) 38: 110 (1998)
- Oncostema elongata (Parl.) Speta in Phyton (Horn) 26: 265 (1987)
- Oncostema sicula (Tineo ex Guss.) Speta in Phyton (Horn) 26: 265 (1987)
- Oncostema ughii (Tineo ex Guss.) Speta in Phyton (Horn) 26: 265 (1987)
- Ornithogalum ceruleum Raf. in Caratt. Nuov. Gen.: 85 (1810)
- Ornithogalum coeruleum Parl. in Fl. Ital. 2: 467 (1857)
- Ornithogalum speciosum Raf. in Caratt. Nuov. Gen.: 85 (1810), nom. illeg.
- Scilla candida Guss. in Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 814 (1845)
- Scilla cerulea (Raf.) Soldano in Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 131: 253 (1991)
- Scilla ciliaris Anon. in Gard. Chron., n.s., 3: 306 (1875)
- Scilla clusiana Endl. in Cat. Horti Vindob. 1: 129 (1842)
- Scilla clusii Parl. in Fl. Ital. 2: 462 (1857)
- Scilla clusii var. candida (Guss.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 729 (1882)
- Scilla clusii var. comata (Hoffmanns.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 729 (1882)
- Scilla comata Hoffmanns. in Verz. Pfl.-Kult. (1824)
- Scilla cupaniana Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 559 (1829)
- Scilla cupanii Guss. in Index Seminum (Boccadifalco) 1825: 10 (1825), nom. superfl.
- Scilla elongata Parl. in Nuov. Gen. Sp. Monocot.: 24 (1854)
- Scilla filangeri Tineo ex Lojac. in Fl. Sicul. 3: 123 (1909)
- Scilla fistulosa Raf. in Précis Découv. Somiol.: 45 (1814)
- Scilla hemisphaerica var. glabra Boiss. in Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 613 (1842)
- Scilla peruviana var. diluta Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 30: 367 (1939)
- Scilla peruviana var. elegans (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller in Fl. Afrique N. 5: 144 (1958)
- Scilla peruviana subsp. elongata (Parl.) Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 4: 958 (1941)
- Scilla peruviana var. flaveola (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller in Fl. Afrique N. 5: 143 (1958)
- Scilla peruviana var. gattefossei Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 30: 367 (1939)
- Scilla peruviana subsp. glabra (Boiss.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 220 (1890)
- Scilla peruviana var. grandiflora (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller in Fl. Afrique N. 5: 143 (1958)
- Scilla peruviana subsp. hughii (Tineo ex Guss.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 220 (1890)
- Scilla peruviana var. ifniensis Font Quer in Mem. Real Acad. Ci. Barcelona, ser. 3, 25(14): 16 (1936)
- Scilla peruviana var. killianii Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 20: 39 (1929)
- Scilla peruviana var. livida (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 30: 367 (1939)
- Scilla peruviana var. pallidiflora (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller in Fl. Afrique N. 5: 143 (1958)
- Scilla peruviana var. sicula (Tineo ex Guss.) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 189 (1896)
- Scilla peruviana var. stenopetala Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 30: 367 (1939)
- Scilla peruviana var. subalbida (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller in Fl. Afrique N. 5: 143 (1958)
- Scilla peruviana var. subcarnea (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller in Fl. Afrique N. 5: 144 (1958)
- Scilla peruviana var. sublivida Maire & Weiller in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 30: 367 (1939)
- Scilla peruviana subsp. ughii (Tineo ex Guss.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 220 (1890)
- Scilla peruviana var. venusta (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller in Fl. Afrique N. 5: 143 (1958)
- Scilla peruviana var. zaborskiana Emb. in Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 17: 223 (1937)
- Scilla praebracteata Haw. ex G.Don in R.Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 3: 697 (1839)
- Scilla pseudoperuviana Tineo ex Lojac. in Fl. Sicul. 3: 123 (1909)
- Scilla pubens Welw. ex Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 40 (1845)
- Scilla sicula Tineo ex Guss. in Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 813 (1845)
- Scilla speciosa Samp. in Herb. Port.: 30 (1913)
- Scilla ughii Tineo ex Guss. in Fl. Sicul. Prodr., Suppl.: 162 (1832)
- Scilla vivianii Bertol. in Fl. Ital. 10: 517 (1857)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt Checklist: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1996). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(6): 1-116. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
- George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
- Healey, A.J. & Edgar, E. (1980). Flora of New Zealand 3: 1-220. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
- Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Libya 57: 1-81. Al-Faateh University, Tripoli.
- Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
- Parslow, R. & Bennallick, I. (2017). The new flora of the Isles of Scilly: 1-539. Parslow Press.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
- de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt Checklist: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1996). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(6): 1-116. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
- George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
- Healey, A.J. & Edgar, E. (1980). Flora of New Zealand 3: 1-220. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
- Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Libya 57: 1-81. Al-Faateh University, Tripoli.
- Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
- Parslow, R. & Bennallick, I. (2017). The new flora of the Isles of Scilly: 1-539. Parslow Press.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
- de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Tineo [s.n.] | Scilla ughii | K000464880 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images