Biarum tenuifolium

Biarum tenuifolium is a tuberous flowering plant species in the family Araceae.

Biarum tenuifolium
Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum flowering
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Biarum
Species:
B. tenuifolium
Binomial name
Biarum tenuifolium
(L.) Schott
Synonyms[1]
  • Arum tenuifolium L.
  • Arum gramineum Lam.
  • Biarum constrictum C.Koch
  • Biarum anguillare Schott
  • Homaida tenuifolia (L.) Kuntze
  • Stenurus tenuifolium (L.) Salisb.

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
  1. Boyce, P. (2006). "A Taxonomic Revision of Biarum (Araceae)". Aroideana. 29 (4): 2–36.
  2. Boyce, P.C. (2006). "A monograph of the genus Biarum". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 25 (1): 1–119.
  3. Boyce, P. (2004). "A review of Biarum: Small Aroids of the Mediterranean". Rock Garden Quarterly. 62 (4): 244–253.
  4. Talavera, S. (1976). "Revision de las espécies españolas del genero Biarum". Lagascalia. 6 (2): 275–296.
  5. 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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