Malcolmia chia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Subfamilia: Brassicoideae
Tribus: Malcolmieae
Genus: Malcolmia
Species:

Malcolmia chia (L.) DC., Syst. Nat. 2: 440 (1821).

Basionym
- Cheiranthus chius L., Sp. Pl.: 611 (1753).
Homotypic
- Hesperis chia (L.) Lam., Encycl. 3: 325 (1789).
- Wilckia chia (L.) Halácsy, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 45: 176 (1895).
Heterotypic
- Cheiranthus lyratus Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 2: 24 (1813).
- Cheiranthus subulatus Moench, Methodus: 254 (1794).
- Hesperis rigida Sibth. ex DC., Syst. Nat. 2: 443 (1821).
- Malcolmia chia var. hygrophila Vierh., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 84: 136 (1935).
- Malcolmia chia var. lyrata (Sm.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 229 (1867).
- Malcolmia lyrata (Sm.) DC., Syst. Nat. 2: 443 (1821).
- Malcolmia micrantha Boiss. & Reut. in P.E.Boissier, Fl. Orient., Suppl.: 45 (1888).

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti, Turkey-in-Europe. Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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