Colchicaceae

Colchicum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 341 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe to W. Himalaya, Macaronesia, Medit. to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, South European Russi, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Baltic States, Denmark, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Northwest European R, Oregon, Sweden, Utah, Vermont

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2007). https://www.jstor.org/stable/25065748. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Persson, K. (2007). Nomenclatural synopsis of the genus Colchicum (Colchicaceae), with some new species and combinations. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 127: 165-242.
  • del Hoyo, A. & Pedrola-Monfort, J. (2008). Phylogeny of Androcymbium (Colchicaceae) based on morphology and DNA sequences. Plant Systematics and Evolution 273: 151-167.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
K:SPC-02371.000 No
Synge, P. Spain K:SPC-25329.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Syria K001790170 Yes
Davis, P.H. Turkey K:SPC-31280.000 No
Ogilvie, M. K:SPC-03710.000 No
Müller-Doblies, U.; Müller-Doblies, D. [80 099n] South Africa Androcymbium K000366001 Isotype Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2211] Angola Androcymbium K002372487 Yes
Schlechter [11081] South Africa Androcymbium K000365995 Unknown Type Material Yes
Skarpe, C. [S-68] Botswana Androcymbium K002372486 Yes
Müller-Doblies, U.; Müller-Doblies, D. [79 173a] South Africa Androcymbium K000365992 Type Yes
Halliwell, B. [5046] Lesotho Androcymbium K:SPC-46992.000 No
Cox, T.J. [417] Botswana Androcymbium K002372488 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Celsia K000806392 Type Yes
Celsia K:SPC-11203.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2631] India Celsia K001116688 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2631] India Celsia K001116689 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2631] Celsia K001116691 Unknown Type Material Yes
Manning, S.D. [1290] Cameroon Celsia K000028713 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2631] India Celsia K001116690 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Schimper [306] Ethiopia Merendera K000366031 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Roth [106] Ethiopia Merendera K000366032 Unknown Type Material Yes
Collenette [254] Somalia Merendera K000366025 Type Yes
Collenette [254] Somalia Merendera K000366026 Holotype Yes
Collenette [254] Somalia Merendera K000366027 Holotype Yes
Schimper [1126] Ethiopia Merendera K000366030 Type Yes
Schimper [1167] Ethiopia Merendera K000366028 Isotype Yes
Schimper [1167] Ethiopia Merendera K000366029 Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images