Araceae
Biarum

Biarum olivieri Blume

First published in Rumphia 1: 115 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Israel to N. Egypt. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Egypt, Palestine, Sinai

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Boyce, P.C. (2008). A taxonomic revision of Biarum Araceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 209: 2-119.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

CATE Araceae

  • Boyce, P.C. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Biarum (Araceae) Aroideana. 29: 2-26
  • Boyce, P.C. 2008. A Taxonomic Revision of Biarum. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 25, 2-119.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boyce, P.C. (2008). A taxonomic revision of Biarum Araceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 209: 2-119.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 12, 1988 Hurst, H.A. [s.n.] Egypt K000499345 Yes
s.coll. [142] Egypt K002824563 Yes
Davis, P.H. [6455B] Egypt K002824556 Yes
Samaritani, J.B. [3213] Egypt K001613235 Yes
Calvert? [s.n] Egypt K001613236 Yes
Calvert, H.H. [s.n] Egypt K002824555 Yes
s.coll. [4430] Egypt K002824560 Yes
P.B. [195] Egypt K000400409 Yes
s.coll. [142] Egypt K002824562 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [1733 [!]] Egypt K002824557 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [s.n.] Syria K002824565 Yes
s.coll. [142] Egypt K002824564 Yes
Hurst, H.A. [s.n.] Egypt K002824559 Yes
Hurst, H.A. [s.n.] Egypt K002824558 Yes
s.coll. [4433] Egypt K002824561 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • 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.
    • 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

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