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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

144.0000 Family Asparagaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 40 (1789), nom. cons., s. l.
ca. 140 genera, ca. 3400 spp. The family is nowadays expanded very much to include all of former Asparagales (from Tecophilaeaceae to Ruscaceae)
Species listed in database: 3509; hybrids: 33
= Agavaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl.: 57, 58 (1829), nom. cons.
= Anemarrhenaceae Conran, M.W.Chase & Rudall; Kew Bull. 52: 995 (1997)
= Anthericaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 27 (1858)
= Aphyllanthaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot.: 421, 1153 (1835), Family
= Aspidistraceae Hassk.; Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor.: 32 (1844)
= Behniaceae Conran, M.W.Chase & Rudall; Kew Bull. 52: 996 (1997)
= Chlorogalaceae Doweld & Reveal; Reveal, Bot. Rev (Lancaster) 71: 53 (2005)
= Convallariaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 53 (1834)
= Dracaenaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl.: 73 (1866), nom. cons.
= Eriospermaceae Orb.; Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 5: 402 (1845)
= Eucomidaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl.: 16 (1866)
= Eustrephaceae Chupov; Bot. Zhurn (Moscow & Leningrad) 79(3): 7 (1994)
= Herreriaceae Kunth; Enum. Pl. 5: 290 (1850)
= Hesperocallidaceae Traub; Pl. Life 28: 131 (1972)
= Hostaceae B.Mathew; Kew Bull. 43: 302 (1988)
= Hyacinthaceae Batsch ex Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 315 (1797), Family
= Lachenaliaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl.: 20 (1866)
= Laxmanniaceae Bubani; Fl. Pyren. 4: 111 (1902), Family
= Lomandraceae Lotsy; Vortr. Bot. Stammesgesch. 3: 761 (1911)
= Nolinaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Nov.]: 226 (1943)
= Ophiopogonaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen., Tab. Diagn. 397, Comm. 308 (1842)
= Ornithogalaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl.: 33 (1866)
= Peliosanthaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl.: 63 (1866)
= Polygonataceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl.: 63 (1866)
= Ruscaceae M.Roem.; Handb. Allg. Bot. 3: 446 (1840), nom. cons.
= Sansevieriaceae Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 12: 779 (1936)
= Scillaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot.: 267, 284 (1818)
= Themidaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl.: 84 (1866), Family
= Tupistraceae Schnizl.; Iconogr. Fam. Regn. Veg. 1: 72 (1846)
= Yuccaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 8 (1858)
144.3403 Genus Ruscus L.; Sp. Pl. 2: 1041 (1753)
Distribution: Azores, Mediterranean, Europe, W-Asia to Iran
Species listed in database: 6; hybrids: 3
= Hippoglossum Hill; Brit. Herb.: 337 (1756)
= Oxymyrsine Bubani; Fl. Pyren. 4: 121 (1902)
= Platyruscus A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom.; Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 98(4): 92 (1993)
species :
Ruscus aculeatus L.; Sp. Pl. 1041 (1753)
Name: Stechender Mäusedorn (DE); Butcher´s Broom (EN)
Distribution: England; Germany [I]; Switzerland; Hungary; Portugal; Spain; Andorra; Gibraltar; Baleares; France; Monaco; Channel Isl.; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; San Marino; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Montenegro; Serbia; Kosovo; North Macedonia; Albania; Romania; Bulgaria; Greece; Crete; Crimea; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Azores (Sao Miguel Isl., Terceira, Sao Jorge, Pico, Flores Isl.); Georgia [Caucasus] (Abkhazia, Imereti, Kartli); East Aegaean Isl. (incl. Rhodos); Turkey (N-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, W-Anatolia); Iran (N-Iran); Cyprus (C-Mountains, E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus); Lebanon (C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon); Syria (W-Syrian Mountains); Israel (Rift Valley, N-Israel); China [I]; Mexico [I]; Colombia [I]
10 GRB 11 ger HUN SWI 12 ADO BAL CIS COR FRA GIB MCO POR SAR SPA 13 ALB BIH BUL CRO GRC ITA KOS KRI MNT NMA ROM SIC SLV SMA SRB 14 KRY 20 ALG MOR TUN 21 AZO 33 GEO 34 CYP EAI IRN ISR LEB SYR TUR 36 chi 79 mex 82 clm
Synonyms: hidden
= Oxymyrsine pungens Bubani; Fl. Pyren. 4: 121 (1902)
= Ruscus aculeatus f. pumilus Druce; Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 9: 471 (1931)
= Ruscus aculeatus subsp. laxus (Sm.) K.Richt.; Pl. Eur. 1: 231 (1890)
= Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius Boiss.; Fl. Orient. 5: 341 (1882)
= Ruscus aculeatus var. laxus (Sm.) Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 189 (1821 publ. 1822)
= Ruscus dumosus E.D.Clarke; Travels Eur. Asia & Africa, ed. 2(Add.): xxii
= Ruscus flexuosus Mill.; Gard. Dict. ed. VIII. n. 6 (1768)
= Ruscus laxus Sm.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 3: 334 (1797)
= Ruscus parasiticus Gueldenst.; Reis. Russland 1: 426 (1787)
= Ruscus ponticus Woronow; Woronow & Schelkownikow, Sched. Herb. Fl. Caucasus Fasc. VII. 50 (1916), in adnot., ex Grossh.
species :
Ruscus colchicus Yeo; Feddes Repert. 73: 18 (1966)
Distribution: W-Northern Caucasus; Georgia [Caucasus]; Turkey (N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia)
33 GEO NCS 34 TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Platyruscus colchicus (Yeo) A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom.; Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 98(4): 93 (1993)
species :
Ruscus hypoglossum L.; Sp. Pl. 1041 (1753)
Name: Zungen-Mäusedorn (DE); Bislingua rusco (ES)
Distribution: Austria; Slovakia; Hungary; Italy; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Montenegro; Serbia; Kosovo; North Macedonia; Romania; Bulgaria; Greece; Crete; European Turkey; Crimea; Canary Isl. [I] (Gran Canaria [I]); East Aegaean Isl.; Turkey (N-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, WN-Anatolia); Colombia [I]
11 AUT HUN SLO 13 BIH BUL CRO GRC ITA KOS KRI MNT NMA ROM SLV SRB TUE 14 KRY 21 cny 34 EAI TUR 82 clm
Synonyms: hidden
= Platyruscus hypoglossum (L.) A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom.; Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 98(4): 92 (1993)
= Ruscus alexandrinus Garsault; Fig. Pl. Anim. Med. t. 503 (1764)
= Ruscus humilis Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 255 (1796), nom. superfl.
= Ruscus hypoglossum var. laticladodia Yalt.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 28: 16 (1967)
= Ruscus hypophyllum var. hypoglossum (L.) Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 630 (1875)
= Ruscus troadensis E.D.Clarke; Travels Eur. Asia & Africa 2: 146 (1812)
species :
Ruscus hypophyllum L.; Sp. Pl. 1041 (1753)
Distribution: S-Spain; Gibraltar; SE-France; ?Italy; SE-Sicily; Croatia; Crete [I]; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Ethiopia [I]; Turkey [I] (NW-Anatolia: Bithynia [I], W-Anatolia [I]); Iraq [I] (SE-Iraq: Mesopotamia [I])
12 FRA GIB SPA 13 CRO kri SIC 20 ALG MOR TUN 24 eth 34 irq tur
Synonyms: hidden
= Platyruscus hypophyllum (L.) A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom.; Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 98(4): 92 (1993)
= Ruscus hypoglossum subsp. hypophyllum (L.) Arcang.; Comp. Fl. Ital. (1882)
= Ruscus hypoglossum var. hypophyllum (L.) Bolzon; Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1893: 352 (1893)
= Ruscus hypophyllum var. trifoliatus (Mill.) Loudon; Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 2519 (1838)
= Ruscus lugubris Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 255 (1796), nom. superfl.
= Ruscus trifoliatus Mill.; Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: no. 5 (1768)
species :
Ruscus hyrcanus Woronow; Monit. Jard. Bot. Tiflis 7: 33 (1907)
Distribution: Crimea; Azerbaijan (Talysh); Iran (N-Iran, NW-Iran: Iranian Azerbaijan)
14 KRY 33 AZE 34 IRN
species :
Ruscus streptophyllus Yeo; Feddes Repert. 73: 17 (1966)
Distribution: Madeira (Madeira Isl.)
21 MDR
Synonyms: hidden
= Platyruscus streptophyllus (Yeo) A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom.; Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 98(4): 92 (1993)
species :
Ruscus ×creditonensis D.C.G.Cann; Pl. Rev. 5(3): 58 (2023)
Distribution: England
10 GRB
Remarks: Ruscus aculeatus x streptophyllus
species :
Ruscus ×microglossus Bertol.; Fl. Ital. 10: 401 (1855)
Distribution: SE-France [I]; S-Italy [I]; Croatia [I]
12 fra 13 cro ita
Remarks: Ruscus hypophyllum x Ruscus hypoglossum
Synonyms: hidden
= Platyruscus ×microglossus (Bertol.) A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom.; Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 98(4): 93 (1993)
= Ruscus hypoglossum subsp. microglossus (Bertol.) Arcang.; Comp. Fl. Ital. 681 (1882)
= Ruscus hypoglossum var. microglossus (Bertol.) Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur. 715 (1882)
species :
Ruscus ×murtae J.L.Lozano, Alemany & P.P.Ferrer; Flora Montiber. 76: 135 (2020)
Distribution: Spain
12 SPA
Remarks: Ruscus aculeatus x hypophyllum
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