Amaryllidaceae
Galanthus

Galanthus woronowii Losinsk.

First published in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 4: 749 (1935)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Türkiye to W. & Central Caucasus. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkey

Introduced into:

Austria, Germany, Great Britain

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Diev, M.M. (2014). Galyantusy: 1-167. K.M.K., Moskva.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Bishop, M., Davis, A.P & Grimshaw, J. (2006). Snowdrops: A Monograph of Cultivated Galanthus. Griffin Press, Cheltenham.
  • Davis, A.P. (1999). The Genus Galanthus. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in association with Timber Press, Oregon.
  • Heinrich, M. & Teoh, H. L. (2004). Galanthamine from snowdrop – the development of a modern drug against Alzheimer’s disease from local Caucasian knowledge. J. Ethnopharmacol. 92: 147-162.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2008 s.coll. [EH65] K000464070 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Checyteukoba, A. [s.n.] K000464065 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balls, E.K. [393] Türkiye K000501258 Yes
s.coll. [2276] K000501315 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K000501261 Yes
s.coll. [2197] K000501309 Yes
s.coll. [2407] K000501310 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000501318 Yes
s.coll. [2261] Russia K000501314 Yes
s.coll. [2144] Russia K000501316 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002461640 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K000501263 Yes
s.coll. [2123] Russia K000501311 Yes
Woronow, G. [s.n.] K002461636 Yes
S.coll [S.no] K002461779 Yes
Stern, F. [S.no] Russia K001770229 Yes
Losin, A. [s.n.] K002461639 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002461638 Yes
Furse; Synge [178] Türkiye K000501260 Yes
s.coll. [2359] K000501319 Yes
Balls, E.K. [393] Türkiye K000501259 Yes
{Mordak, E.; Dorofeev, V.; Yu. Roskov.} [s.n.] Russia K002461633 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002461634 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000501312 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002461881 Yes
[illegible]; [H. Mordak] [s.n.] Georgia K000501262 Yes
K:SPC-73720.000 No
s.coll. [2128] Russia K000501317 Yes
s.coll. [2157] Russia K000501321 Yes
[illegible] [73] K002461637 Yes
[illegible] [8880] K002461635 Yes
K:SPC-73721.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000501313 Yes
Chernove, V. [s.n.] Russia K000501264 Yes
s.coll. [2373] K000501320 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0