Colchicaceae
Colchicum

Colchicum europaeum (Lange) J.C.Manning & Vinn.

First published in Taxon 56: 880 (2007)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Spain (Almería to Cabo de Gata), NW. Morocco. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Morocco, Spain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • del Hoyo, A. & Pedrola-Monfort, J. (2010). Taxonomic clarification in W Mediterranean Androcymbium (Colchicaceae): A.wyssianum sunk in synonymy of A. gramineum and A. europaeum restored. Willdenowia 40: 47-53. [Cited as Androcymbium europaeum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • del Hoyo, A. & Pedrola-Monfort, J. (2010). Taxonomic clarification in W Mediterranean Androcymbium (Colchicaceae): A.wyssianum sunk in synonymy of A. gramineum and A. europaeum restored. Willdenowia 40: 47-53.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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