Blackstonia perfoliata

Blackstonia perfoliata
Blackstonia perfoliata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Chironieae
Subtribus: Chironiinae
Genus: Blackstonia
Species:
Subspecies: B. p. subsp. intermedia – B. p. subsp. perfoliata

Name

Blackstonia perfoliata (L.) Huds., Fl. Angl.: 146 (1762).

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Gentiana perfoliata L., Sp. Pl. 1: 232 (1753).
  • Homotypic
    • Chlora perfoliata (L.) L., Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 2: 267 (1767).
    • Chironia perfoliata (L.) Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 137 (1796).
    • Pleurimaria perfoliata (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 31 (1837).
    • Seguiera perfoliata (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 430 (1891).
    • Centaurium perfoliatum (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2, 10: 16 (1903).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Great Britain, Ireland.
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland.
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
    • Regional: Eastern Europe
      • Krym.
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Morocco (in error), Tunisia.
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Azores (introduced).
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye.
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: New Zealand
      • New Zealand North (introduced).
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Uruguay (introduced)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Hudson, W. 1762. Flora Anglica, exhibens Plantas per Regnum Angliae sponte crescentes, distributas Secundum Systema Sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis autorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, officinalibus pharmacopaeorum.: i–[xvi], 1–506, [i]–xxii. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • Deutsch: Durchwachsenblättriger Bitterling
  • suomi: Euroopankeltasappi
  • français: Blackstonie perfoliée
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