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., France, Great Britain, Mexico Central, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, South Australia, Tasmania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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?
Choulette, S. [s.n.] Algeria K002791024 Yes
Rostan, E. [s.n.] Italy K002790327 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002791728 Yes
Winkler, M. [s.n.] Spain K002790317 Yes
Durando, G.L. [s.n.] Algeria K002791021 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002791735 Yes
Whiting, M.M.; Richmond, K. [141] Morocco K002791026 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K002790312 Yes
[Bovi] [300] Algeria K002791022 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [365] Morocco K002791029 Yes
[Linese] [s.n.] Italy K002790330 Yes
Russell, T.H. [s.n.] K002791734 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K002791017 Yes
Aparicio, A. [TF8085] Spain K002790321 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002790332 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K002791020 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malta K002790335 Yes
Faure, A. [s.n.] Morocco K002791025 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002790319 Yes
Bramwell, D.; Richardson, I.; Murray, B.G. [219] Morocco K002791032 Yes
Reverchon, E. [125] Spain K002790315 Yes
s.coll. [[D4285]] K002791730 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002791727 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002791729 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002791736 Yes
Reverchon, E. [125] Spain K002790314 Yes
Maitland, D. [48] Libya K002791014 Yes
Park, B.C. [269] Libya K002791009 Yes
Bracelin, N.F. [1139] K002791726 Yes
s.coll. [427] Algeria K002791016 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002791731 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [412] Spain K002790324 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002791737 Yes
Taubert, P.; Barbey, W. [s.n.] K002791011 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [474] Spain K002790318 Yes
Kijlstra [s.n.] Libya K002791008 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [72] Morocco K002791028 Yes
Porta; Rigo [669] Spain K002790320 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [79] Morocco K002791027 Yes
Mitchell, C.W. [254] Libya K002791012 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [534] Egypt K002790623 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y.; Simpson, N.D. [2049] Libya K002791010 Yes
[Genou] [s.n.] Italy K002790326 Yes
Piccone [s.n.] Italy K002790329 Yes
[Juferaiin] [s.n.] Algeria K002791019 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002791732 Yes
s.coll. [208] Portugal K002790311 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [412] Spain K002790323 Yes
[I. A. Heuniques] [141] Portugal K002790313 Yes
Bainbridge [s.n.] Morocco K002791030 Yes
Davis [49549] Libya K002791013 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Morocco K002791031 Yes
Reverchon, E. [125] Spain K002790325 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K002791023 Yes
Piccone, A. [s.n.] Italy K002790328 Yes
Winkler, M. [s.n.] Spain K002790322 Yes
s.coll. [607] Malta K002790334 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [38182] Tunisia K002791015 Yes
[Mhisacona] [s.n.] Italy K002790331 Yes
Reverchon, E. [125] Spain K002790316 Yes
[Llemaan] [s.n.] Algeria K002791018 Yes
s.coll. [609] Malta K002790333 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Scilla clusii K002791678 Yes
Hobart [s.n.] Scilla hemisphaerica K002791762 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Scilla cupanii K002790346 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Scilla cupanii K002790345 Yes
Huet du Pavillon, E.; Huet du Pavillon, A. [s.n.] Italy Scilla cupanii K002790343 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Scilla cupanii K002790347 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Scilla cupanii K002791675 Yes
Tineo [s.n.] Scilla ughii K000464880 Type 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
  • 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

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