Hyacinthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Hyacinthus Tourn. ex L., Sp. Pl.: 316 (1753).

Lectotype species: Hyacinthus orientalis L., designated by Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot. 146 (1929).

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Middle Asia Turkmenistan. Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced)
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain, Ireland.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Germany, Netherlands.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Sardegna.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Turkmenistan.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus (introduced), Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Korea (introduced).
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Pennsylvania.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Haiti.

Hitchcock, A.S. & Green, M.L. 1929. Standard species of Linnaean genera of Phanerogamae (1753–1754). pp. 111–195. In: Sprague, T.A. (ed.): International Botanical Congress. Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Hyacinthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 17. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hyacinthus L. in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2014-04-01.
Hyacinthus L. – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Hyacinthus – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
EOL: Hyacinthus