Araceae
Dracunculus

Dracunculus vulgaris Schott

First published in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 17 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central Europe to W. & SW. Türkiye, NE. Algeria. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Corse, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sardegna, Sicilia, Turkey, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

France, Great Britain, Ireland, Portugal

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

CATE Araceae

  • Boyce, P.C. 1994. The genera Dracunculus and Helicodiceros (Araceae: Aroideae). Thaiszia. 4: 175-182.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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?
May 16, 2023 Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9504] United Kingdom K001527131 No
K:SPC-54019.000 No
Stainton, J.D.A. [7504] Greece K000480378 Yes
Engler, A. [170] K002824617 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [642] Greece K000480388 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [215] K002824626 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [1372] Greece K000480394 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002824618 Yes
[U. Martlli] [s.n.] Greece K002824612 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [6417] K002824624 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002824598 Yes
Walter, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002824601 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] K002824606 Yes
Ascherson, P. [813] Türkiye K000480406 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002824609 Yes
Harris, G.W. [257] Greece K000480379 Yes
Richardson [s.n.] United Kingdom K002824602 Yes
Boyce, P. [19] Greece K:SPC-49822.000 No
[illegible] [s.n.] Türkiye K002824628 Yes
Grant, M.O. [s.n.] Greece K002824616 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002824597 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002824600 Yes
Ingoldby, C.M. [586] Türkiye K000480402 Yes
Christove, S. [776] K002824621 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002824620 Yes
Brummit, R.K. [s.n.] K:SPC-76579.000 No
Bornmüller, J. [10030] Türkiye K000480403 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K000480400 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] K002824608 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [148] K002824623 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K000480398 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [1372] Greece K000480393 Yes
Dent, T. [s.n.] K002824605 Yes
Walter [s.n.] United Kingdom K002824607 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [1393] Greece K000480387 Yes
Walter [s.n.] United Kingdom K002824603 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [642] Greece K000480389 Yes
Stainton, J.D.A. [7504] Greece K000480377 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002824594 Yes
Sintenis, P. [813] Türkiye K002824627 Yes
Lieber [s.n.] Greece K000480386 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bornmüller, J. [10030] Türkiye K000480404 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [6417] K002824625 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [s.n.] Greece K000480396 Yes
Price, W.R. [1092] Türkiye K000480405 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [148] K002824622 Yes
Martelli [s.n.] Greece K002824611 Yes
Dent, T. [s.n.] K002824604 Yes
Boyce, P. [19] Greece K:SPC-51381.000 No
Platt, J.W.O. [215] Greece K000480380 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [642] Greece K000480392 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002824619 Yes
Heldreich [s.n.] Greece K000480399 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [1372] Greece K000480395 Yes
Engler, A. [170] Greece K002824615 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002824595 Yes
Türkiye K:SPC-54137.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K000480397 Yes
K:SPC-25760.000 No
Pin, C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002824599 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K002824610 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002824596 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K002824613 Yes
[Benaung] [s.n.] Greece K002824614 Yes
Aug 27, 1986 Reverchon, E. [171] Greece Dracunculus polyphyllus K000480383 Yes
Aug 27, 1986 Reverchon, E. [171] Greece Dracunculus polyphyllus K000480381 Yes
Aug 27, 1986 Reverchon, E. [171] Greece Dracunculus creticus K000480382 Yes
Aug 27, 1986 Reverchon, E. [171] Greece Dracunculus creticus K000480385 Yes
Aug 27, 1986 Reverchon, E. [171] Greece Dracunculus creticus K000480384 Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • 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.
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    • '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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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

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    • Copyright applied to individual images