Malvaceae
Alcea

Alcea acaulis (Cav.) Alef.

First published in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 12: 251 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Türkiye to N. Egypt. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hand, R. (ed.) (2015). Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus VIII. Willdenowia 45: 245-259.
  • Uzunhisarcikli, N.E. & Vural, M. (2012). The taxonomic revision of Alcea and Althaea (Malvaceae) in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Botany 36: 603-636.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Hand, R. (ed.) (2015). Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus VIII. Willdenowia 45: 245-259.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1962 Davies, P.H. [8729] Jordan K000286271 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Zohary, M. [936] Israel K000286264 Yes
Jan 1, 1911 Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [1358] Jordan K000286268 No
Jan 1, 1911 Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [659] Jordan K000286269 No
Gillett, J.B. [15902] Jordan K000286270 No
Boulos, L.; Jallad, W. [7233] Jordan K000286266 Yes
Boulos, L.; Jallad, W. [7233] Jordan K000286267 No
Al-Eisawi, D. [3533] Jordan K000286265 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images