Colchicaceae
Colchicum

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

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Blackmore, T. [s.n.] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372388 Yes
s.coll. [384] Androcymbium gramineum K002372408 Yes
Arvidsson, I. [317] Mauritania Androcymbium gramineum K002372404 Yes
Keith [s.n.] Libya Androcymbium gramineum K002372373 Yes
Keith, H.G. [346] Libya Androcymbium gramineum K002372380 Yes
Archibald, J.C. [973] Libya Androcymbium gramineum K002372377 Yes
Paris, E.G. [s.n.] Algeria Androcymbium gramineum K002372395 Yes
Kralik, J.L. [33] Algeria Androcymbium gramineum K002372392 Yes
Park, B.C. [141] Libya Androcymbium gramineum K002372378 Yes
s.coll. [2] Androcymbium gramineum K002372409 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372397 Yes
Pampanini, R. [1384] Libya Androcymbium gramineum K002372381 Yes
Bramwell, D.; Richardson, I.; Murray, B.G. [232] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372401 Yes
Maitland, D. [35] Libya Androcymbium gramineum K002372376 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [169] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372400 Yes
Kralik, J.L. [38] Algeria Androcymbium gramineum K002372393 Yes
s.coll. [408] Algeria Androcymbium gramineum K002372390 Yes
Lid, J. [s.n.] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372396 Yes
Cosson [s.n.] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372383 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria Androcymbium gramineum K002372394 Yes
Cosson [s.n.] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372384 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [36] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372386 Yes
Whiting, M.M.; Richmond, K. [68/60] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372402 Yes
Keith, H.G. [s.n.] Libya Androcymbium gramineum K002372374 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [104] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372387 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [69] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372382 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [31] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372399 Yes
Gattefossé, J. [s.n.] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372398 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [20] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372385 Yes
Park, B.C. [91] Libya Androcymbium gramineum K002372375 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Tahiri, B.; Upson, T.M. [14604] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372389 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [198] Algeria Androcymbium gramineum K002372391 Yes
Keith, H.G. [s.n.] Libya Androcymbium gramineum K002372379 Yes
Gattefossé, J. [s.n.] Morocco Androcymbium gramineum K002372403 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 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images