Ruta chalepensis

Ruta chalepensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Rutaceae
Subfamilia: Rutoideae
Genus: Ruta
Species: Ruta chalepensis
Subspecies: R. c. subsp. chalepensis – R. c. subsp. fumariifolia

Name

Ruta chalepensis L., Mant. Pl.: 69 (1767).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ruta graveolens var. chalepensis (L.) Weston, Bot. Univ. 1: 259 (1770).
  • Ruta latifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 320 (1796), nom. illeg.
  • Ruta chalepensis var. latifolia Fiori, Nuov. Fl. Italia 2: 150 (1925), nom. inval.
  • Ruta chalepensis subsp. latifolia H.Lindb., Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn., Ser. B, Opera Biol. 1(2): 96 (1932), nom. inval.
  • Ruta tenuifolia Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 3: 357 (1901), nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Gulf of Guinea Islands (introduced). Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti, Ethiopia, Socotra (introduced). Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen (introduced). Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexican Pacific Islands, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Central America El Salvador, Guatemala. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico. Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Juan Fernández Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1767. Mantissa Plantarum. Generum editionis VI. et Specierum editionis II. [1]: 1–142 + index (2 pp.). Holmiae. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ruta chalepensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ruta chalepensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Mar 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Ruta chalepensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Mar 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ruta chalepensis. Published online. Accessed: 16 Mar 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Ruta chalepensis Accessed: 16 Mar 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Ruta chalepensis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Mar 16.

Vernacular names

English: fringed rue
italiano: Ruta d’Aleppo
sardu: Arruda
Türkçe: Büyük sedef otu

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