Brassicaceae
Crambe

Crambe hispanica L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 671 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Medit. to W. Iran. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Greece, Iran, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Rwanda, Spain, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Yugoslavia, Zaïre

Extinct in:

Italy, Sardegna, Sicilia

Introduced into:

Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hand, R. (ed.) (2015). Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus VIII. Willdenowia 45: 245-259.
  • Hedge, I.C. & Rechinger, K.H. (1968). Flora Iranica 57: 1-372. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Jalas, J., Suominen, J. & Lampinen, R. (eds.) (1996). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 11: 1-310.
  • Jonsell, B. (1982). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cruciferae: 1-73.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Yildiztugay, E., Küçüködük, Özel, M. & Özdemir, C. (2009). A new record for the flora of Turkey: Crambe hispanica L. (Brassicaceae). Turkish Journal of Botany 33: 227-230.
  • Özhatay, F.N., Kültür, S. & Gürdal, M.B. (2011). Check-list of additional taxa to the supplement Flora of Turkey V. Turkish Journal of Botany 35: 589-624.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Jalas, J., Suominen, J. & Lampinen, R. (eds.) (1996). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 11: 1-310.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Yildiztugay, E., Küçüködük, Özel, M. & Özdemir, C. (2009). A new record for the flora of Turkey: Crambe hispanica L. (Brassicaceae). Turkish Journal of Botany 33: 227-230.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(1): 261 (1915), pro parte.
  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 24 (1847).
  • Agnew & Stewart in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 95 (1974).
  • De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 1: 146 (1921).
  • Engl. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 138 (1895), pro parte.
  • Jonsell in Bot. Notis. 129: 126 (1976).
  • L., Sp. Pl.: 671 (1753).
  • Oliv. in Flora of Tropical Africa 1: 71 (1868).
  • Schweinf., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 1: 269 (1867).
  • Th. Dur. & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 1 (2): 149 (1898).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1975 Schimper, W. [513] Ethiopia K000230257 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Schimper [1918] Ethiopia K000230258 Unknown Type Material No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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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