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491.0000 Family Rubiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 196 (1789), nom. cons.
589 genera, ca. 14.200 spp. mostly tropics, comparably few temperate. Phylogeny: Razafimandimbison & Rydin (2024)
Species listed in database: 14276; hybrids: 48
= Aparinaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 2: 3, 38 (1813-1829)
= Asperulaceae Cham. ex Spenn.; Handb. Angew. Bot. 2: 493 (1835)
= Catesbaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 111 (1820)
= Cephalanthaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 86 (1820)
= Cinchonaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 234 (1802)
= Coffeaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 233 (1802)
= Coutareaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Dialypetalanthaceae Rizzini & Occhioni; Lilloa 17: 253 (1948), nom. cons.
= Galiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 249 (1836)
= Gardeniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 29, 32 (1829)
= Guettardaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 235 (1802)
= Hameliaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 31 (1835)
= Hedyotidaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 57 (1822)
= Henriqueziaceae Bremek.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 6 (Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 141): 371 (1957)
= Houstoniaceae Raf.; Good Book 21 (1840)
= Hydrophylacaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 318 (1820)
= Lippayaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 156, Comm. 112 (1838)
= Lygodisodeaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 123, 207 (1830)
= Naucleaceae Wernham; New Phytol. 11: 225 (1912)
= Nonateliaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 420 (1820)
= Operculariaceae Juss. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 207 (1818)
= Pagamaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Psychotriaceae F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 49 (1830)
= Randiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 534 (1820)
= Sabiceaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 555 (1820)
= Spermacoceaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 256 (1820)
= Theligonaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 15, 17 (1829), nom. cons.
491.4042 Genus Valantia L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1051 (1753) (Vaillantia auct.)
Distribution: Canary Isl., Mediterranean, W-Asia to Caucasus (1) and N-Iran
Species listed in database: 7
= Meionandra Gauba; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 86: 62 (1937)
= Vaillantia Hoffm.; Deutschl. Fl., Jahrgang 4 [Hoffmann] 1(2): 274 (1804)
species :
Valantia aprica (Sm.) Tausch; Flora 12: 647 (1829)
Distribution: S-Albania; Greece (mountains of NW-, C-Greece, Peloponnisos, Kerkyra, C-Evvoia, Naxos); Crete (mountains)
13 ALB GRC KRI
Synonyms: hidden
= Galium apricum Sm.; Fl. Graec. Prodr. [Sibthorp] 1: 90 (1806)
= Galium apricum subvar. aristatum (Boiss. & Heldr.) Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur. Suppl. 2: 155 (1889)
= Galium apricum var. aristatum (Boiss. & Heldr.) Boiss.; Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 3: 81 (1875)
= Valantia aprica (Sm.) Boiss. & Heldr.; Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2(10): 72 (1849), isonym
= Valantia aristata Boiss. & Heldr.; Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 65 (1846)
species :
Valantia calva Brullo; Bot. Not. 132(1): 61 (1979)
Distribution: Sicily
13 SIC
species :
Valantia columella (Ehrenb. ex Boiss.) Bald.; Malpighia 7: 207 (1893)
Distribution: Egypt (N-Egypt); Cyprus (E-Cyprus, C-Mountains)
20 EGY 34 CYP
Synonyms: hidden
= Galium columella Ehrenb. ex Boiss.; Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 3: 81 (1875)
= Galium lanatum (Delile ex Coss.) Boiss.; Fl. Orient. [Boissier], Suppl. 282 (1888)
= Meionandra columella (Ehrenb. ex Boiss.) Gauba; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 86: 62 (1937)
= Valantia columella (Ehrenb. ex Boiss.) Meikle; Fl. Cyprus [Meikle] 1: 776, 807 (1977), isonym
= Valantia lanata Delile ex Coss.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 12: 278 (1865), nomen
species :
Valantia deltoidea Brullo; Bot. Not. 133(1): 63 (1980)
Distribution: Sicily
13 SIC
species :
Valantia hispida L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1307 (1759)
Name: Raue Vaillantie (DE); Raspilla enana (ES), Spiny Valantia (EN)
Distribution: Germany [I]; S-Portugal; Spain; Gibraltar; Baleares; France; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Croatia; Albania; European Turkey; Greece (widespread C- & S-Greece, incl. most islands); Crete; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Egypt (N-Egypt, SE-Egypt); Canary Isl. (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, Hierro, La Palma); Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Soqotra; East Aegaean Isl. (widespread, incl. Rhodos, Kastellorhizo Isl.); Turkey (S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia: Mesopotamian Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); Iraq (NE-Iraq, NW-Iraq); Iran (S-Iran); Cyprus (C-Mountains, E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus, S-Cyprus, W-Cyprus); Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon); Syria (Jbel Druze, W-Syrian Mountains); Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, N-Israel, Judean Desert, Negev Desert); Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, S-Sinai); Jordania (S-Jordania, W-Jordania); Saudi Arabia (Asir); United Arab Emirates
11 ger 12 BAL COR FRA GIB POR SAR SPA 13 ALB CRO GRC ITA KRI SIC TUE 20 ALG EGY LBY MOR TUN 21 CNY 24 DJI ERI ETH SOC SOM SUD 34 CYP EAI IRN IRQ ISR JOR LEB SIN SYR TUR 35 SAU UAE
Synonyms: hidden
= Galium blepharophoron Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 3: 249 (1818)
= Galium hispidum (L.) Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 109 (1788)
= Valantia filiformis Lojac.; Fl. Sicul. [Lojacono] 2(1): 10 (1903), nom. illeg.
= Valantia hispida f. robusta Sennen; Exsicc. (Pl. Esp.) 1928: no. 6579 (1929)
variant :
var. eburnea (Brullo) Hand; Willdenowia 31(2): 394 (2001)
Distribution: Greece; Cyprus; Lebanon; Syria; Palestine
13 GRC 34 CYP LEB PAL SYR
Synonyms: hidden
= Valantia eburnea Brullo; Willdenowia 20(1-2): 73 (1991)
species :
Valantia lainzii Devesa & Ortega Oliv.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 143(3): 333 (2003)
Distribution: S-Spain (Granada)
12 SPA
species :
Valantia muralis L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1051 (1753)
Name: Mauer-Vaillantie (DE); Wall Valantia (EN)
Distribution: Germany [I]; Portugal; Spain; Gibraltar; Baleares; France; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Pantelleria; Isole Pelagie (Lampedusa); Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Albania; European Turkey; Greece (widespread C- & S-Greece, incl. most islands); Crete (widespread); Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Northern Caucasus; East Aegaean Isl. (widespread, incl. Rhodos, Kastellorhizo Isl.); Turkey (NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, W-Anatolia); Cyprus (E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus); Israel (coastal W-Israel)
11 ger 12 BAL COR FRA GIB POR SAR SPA 13 ALB BIH CRO GRC ITA KRI PEL PTL SIC TUE 20 ALG LBY MOR TUN 33 NCS 34 CYP EAI ISR TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Galium vexans Rchb.f.; Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. [H.G.L.Reichenbach] 17: 92 (1855)
= Valantia aculeata Ten.; Fl. Napol. 4: 33 (1830)
= Valantia glaberrima Gand.; Contr. Fl. Terr. Slav. Merid. 1: 15 (1883)
= Valantia hirta A.Rich.; Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 5: 135, 297, t. 11, fig. 2 (1834)
= Valantia hispida var. incrassata Batt.; Fl. Algérie [Battandier et al.] Dicot. 402 (1890)
= Valantia incrassata Pomel; Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 78 (1874)
= Valantia muralis subvar. aculeata (Ten.) Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur. 332 (1879)
= Valantia muralis var. aculeata (Ten.) Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur. Suppl. 2: 155 (1889)
= Valantia pantocsekii Gand.; Contr. Fl. Terr. Slav. Merid. 1: 15 (1883)
= Valantia quadriflora Moench; Methodus [Moench] 640 (1794), nom. superfl.
variant :
var. intricata (Lojac.) Brullo; Bot. Not. 132: 64 (1979)
Distribution: Sicily
13 SIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Valantia intricata Lojac.; Fl. Sicul. [Lojacono] 2(1): 11 (1903)
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