Amaryllidaceae
Allium

Allium nigrum L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 430 (1762), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sicilia, Spain, Turkey

Introduced into:

Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Fritsch, R.M., Blattner, F.R. & Gurushidze, M. (2010). New classification of Allium L. subg. Melanocrommyum (Webb & Berthel.) Rouy (Alliaceae) based on molecular and morphological characters. Phyton: Annales Rei Botanicae 49: 145-320.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Fritsch, R. (2006). Personal Communication on Alliaceae 6 Germany.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 1981 Edmondson, J.R.; McClintock, M.A.S. [2822] Cyprus K000203220 Unknown Type Material Yes
Samson [s.n.] Cyprus K003719849 Yes
Young, M. [MY10081] Morocco K003745504 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [341] Morocco K003745501 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [176] Greece K003719840 Yes
Davis [s.n.] Cyprus K003719841 Yes
Hunt, D.R. [s.n.] Lebanon K003719826 Yes
Syngrassides, A.I. [439] Cyprus K003719846 Yes
Grant, A. [s.n.] Morocco K003745500 Yes
Salzman [s.n.] Morocco K003745506 Yes
[Braé] [294] Algeria K003745507 Yes
Lascelles, A.G.; Lascelles, M.E. [s.n.] Cyprus K003719850 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [53175] Jordan K003719830 Yes
Pampanini, R.; Pichi-Sermolli, R. [1375] Libya K003745508 Yes
Siehe, W. [192] Turkey K003719836 Yes
Whiting, M.M.; Richmond, K. [288] Morocco K003745502 Yes
[Lurdlary] [s.n.] Spain K003745596 Yes
Sintenis, P.E.E.; Rigo, G. [168] Cyprus K003719844 Yes
Foster, M. [s.n.] Morocco K003745511 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [654] Cyprus K003719851 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003745595 Yes
Baytop, T. [6437] Turkey K003719835 Yes
Gordon Clark, B. [67/80] Turkey K003719833 Yes
Syngrassides, A.I. [438] Cyprus K003719845 Yes
Davis [40963] Turkey K003719834 Yes
Birkinshaw, D. [109] Lebanon K003719828 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Morocco K003745503 Yes
Crosfield, A.J. [s.n.] Morocco K003745510 Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [841] Greece K003719838 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [2041] Cyprus K003719842 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [5901] Greece K003719839 Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [841] Greece K003719837 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria K003719832 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [107] Syria K003719831 Yes
Kotschy, T. [s.n.] Syria K003719825 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [439] Cyprus K003719847 Yes
Dray, M.E. [s.n.] Cyprus K003719848 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [341] Morocco K003745499 Yes
Kotschy, T. [s.n.] Cyprus K003719843 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Allium bauerianum K000203219 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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/
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  • Kew Science Photographs

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