Biarum tenuifolium
| Biarum tenuifolium | |
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| Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum flowering | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Biarum |
| Species: | B. tenuifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Biarum tenuifolium (L.) Schott
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Biarum tenuifolium is a tuberous flowering plant species in the family Araceae.
Taxonomy
Within the genus Biarum, it is the only species in subgenus Biarum.[2]
Subspecies
Six subspecies are generally recognized:[2][3][1]
- Biarum tenuifolium subsp. tenuifolium: southern Italy to the southern Balkans.
- Biarum tenuifolium subsp. zelebori: Greece and south-western Turkey.
- Biarum tenuifolium subsp. arundanum: heavy terra rossa soils in Portugal and Spain
- Biarum tenuifolium subsp. galianii: loose sandy soils in south-western Spain.
- Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum: Central Mediterranean, from Italy to Greece.
- Biarum tenuifolium subsp. idomenaeum: Crete.
Subspecies arundanum and galianii have also been treated as two independent species (Biarum arundanum and Biarum galianii),[4] or lumped together under Biarum arundanum.[5]
References
- ^ a b Boyce, P. (2006). "A Taxonomic Revision of Biarum (Araceae)". Aroideana. 29 (4): 2–36.
- ^ a b Boyce, P.C. (2006). "A monograph of the genus Biarum". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 25 (1): 1–119.
- ^ Boyce, P. (2004). "A review of Biarum: Small Aroids of the Mediterranean". Rock Garden Quarterly. 62 (4): 244–253.
- ^ Talavera, S. (1976). "Revision de las espécies españolas del genero Biarum". Lagascalia. 6 (2): 275–296.
- ^ Galán, A.; Castroviejo, S. (2008). "3. Biarum Schott [nom. cons.]". In Castroviejo, S. (ed.). Flora Iberica 18. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid. pp. 296–303.
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