Colchicum gramineum (Cav.) J.C.Manning & Vinn.
First published in Taxon 56: 880 (2007)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Africa to Sahara. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia, Western Sahara
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Androcymbium gramineum (Cav.) J.F.Macbr. in Contr. Gray Herb. 53: 6 (1918)
- Androcymbium punctatum var. gramineum (Cav.) T.Durand & Schinz in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 412 (1894)
- Erythrostictus gramineus (Cav.) Schltdl. in Linnaea 1: 90 (1826)
- Melanthium gramineum Cav. in Anales Ci. Nat. 3: 50 (1801)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Androcymbium gramineum var. intermedium Batt. & Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 28: 382 (1937)
- Androcymbium gramineum var. punicum (Maire) Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 25: 320 (1934)
- Androcymbium gramineum var. saharae (Maire) Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 25: 320 (1934)
- Androcymbium punctatum (Schltdl.) Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 445 (1879), nom. illeg.
- Androcymbium punctatum var. punicum Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 16: 96 (1925)
- Androcymbium punctatum var. saharae Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 16: 96 (1925)
- Androcymbium wyssianum Beauverd & Turrett. in Candollea 7: 371 (1938)
- Colchicum wyssianum (Beauverd & Turrett.) J.C.Manning & Vinn. in Taxon 56: 881 (2007)
- Erythrostictus punctatus Schltdl. in Linnaea 1: 90 (1826)
- Melanthium angustifolium Willd. in Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 2: 23 (1808)
- Melanthium graminifolium Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 114 (1841)
- Melanthium punctatum Cav. in Anales Ci. Nat. 3: 49 (1801), nom. illeg.
Publications
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Androcymbium gramineum.]
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
- Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
- Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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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 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
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