Caryophyllaceae

Saponaria L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 408 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe to Central Asia and Pakistan, NW. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Alberta, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bangladesh, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Finland, Florida, Georgia, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sweden, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

  • Bootia Neck. in Delic. Gallo-Belg. 1: 193 (1768), nom. illeg.

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of Iraq

  • L. Gen. Plant. ed. 5: 191 (1754)
  • L. Sp. Pl. 408 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brown, E.S. [2440] Türkiye K005084004 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D29091] Türkiye K005084003 Yes
s.coll. [1490] Iran K005084009 Yes
s.coll. [2443] Iran K005084011 Yes
Furse, P. [2227] Iran K005084007 Yes
Szovits [181] Armenia K005084017 Yes
Karjagin, I. [s.n.] Armenia K005084014 Yes
Aucher-Eloy [4271] Iran K005084012 Yes
Cowan; Darlington [1478] Iran K005084008 Yes
Davis [44327] Türkiye K005084001 Yes
Andersen, J.S.; Petersen, I.C. [112] Iran K005084010 Yes
Davis [46461] Türkiye K005084005 Yes
Fischer [s.n.] K005084016 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D28958] Türkiye K005084002 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D27726] Türkiye K005084000 Yes
Bornmuller, J.F.N. [2265] Iran K000725823 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Ledebour] [s.n.] K005084018 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [6082] Iran K000725836 Type Yes
s.coll. [1221] Iran K005084013 Yes
Steven [s.n.] K005084015 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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