Biology:Eremurus spectabilis

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Asphodelaceae

Eremurus spectabilis
Эрему́рус замечательный (лат. Eremúrus spectabílis).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Eremurus
Species:
E. spectabilis
Binomial name
Eremurus spectabilis
M.Bieb.
Synonyms[1]
  • Eremurus libanoticus Asphodelus regius
  • Heynh. Boiss.
  • Boiss. Eremurus sibiricus
  • Eremurus caucasicus Weinm., nom. nud.
  • Eremurus bachtiaricus Steven
  • Weinm., nom. nud. Eremurus tauricus

Eremurus spectabilis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is widely distributed from the eastern Mediterranean to the Caucasus.[1]

Description

Eremurus spectabilis is a perennial, herbaceous plant in the genus Eremurus. In March and April, fresh leaves are consumed as a vegetable when they come out of the soil as buds.[2][3]

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1819 as Eremurus spectabilis by Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein.[4] In 1830, Carl Friedrich von Ledebour used the same name for a different species. His illegitimate name is now treated as a synonym of Eremurus altaicus.[5]

Distribution

Eremurus spectabilis is native to Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, the North Caucasus, the Palestine region, south European Russia, the Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Ukraine .[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Eremurus spectabilis M.Bieb.." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/534736-1. 
  2. "Investigation of the in vitro regeneration of some medical and aromatic wild plant species" (in Turkish). Van Yüzüncü Yıl University. August 2, 2017. p. 3. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Burcu-Tuncer-4/publication/319536672_Investigation_of_the_in_vitro_regeneration_of_some_medical_and_aromatic_wild_plant_species/links/59b24991458515a5b48cd331/Investigation-of-the-in-vitro-regeneration-of-some-medical-and-aromatic-wild-plant-species.pdf?origin=publication_detail. 
  3. "A broad assessment of Eremurus spectabilis M. Bieb: chemical and elemental composition, total phenolic and antimicrobial activity analysis, and quantum chemical calculations of radical scavenging potential" (in Turkish). Siirt University. May 18, 2023. p. 4. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Buelent-Hallac-2/publication/370848513_A_broad_assessment_of_Eremurus_spectabilis_M_Bieb_chemical_and_elemental_composition_total_phenolic_and_antimicrobial_activity_analysis_and_quantum_chemical_calculations_of_radical_scavenging_potentia/links/64f0ab71b55e1d34158e0207/A-broad-assessment-of-Eremurus-spectabilis-M-Bieb-chemical-and-elemental-composition-total-phenolic-and-antimicrobial-activity-analysis-and-quantum-chemical-calculations-of-radical-scavenging-potent.pdf?origin=publication_detail. 
  4. "Eremurus spectabilis M.Bieb..". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/534736-1. 
  5. "Eremurus spectabilis Ledeb.." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/534737-1. 

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