Amaryllidaceae
Sternbergia

Sternbergia pulchella Boiss. & C.I.Blanche

First published in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 97 (1859)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Syria to Lebanon. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Lebanon-Syria

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gage, E., Wilkin, P., Chase, M.W. & Hawkins, J. (2011). Phylogenetic systematics of Sternbergia (Amaryllidaceae) based on plastid and ITS sequence data. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 166: 149-162.
  • Mathew, B. (1983). A Review of the Genus Sternbergia. The Plantsman 5: 1-16.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1985). Flora of Iraq 8: 1-440. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1985). Flora of Iraq 8: 1-440. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Boyce, P. [s.n.], Syria K000464640 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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 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 2023. 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