Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum

Verbascum sinaiticum Benth.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 236 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Syria to Kenya and Pakistan. It is a biennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2002). Flora of Egypt 3: 1-373. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2015). Flora of Oman 3: 1-386. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Scrophulariaceae: 1-211.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Llewellyn, O.A., Hall, M., Miller, A.G., Al-Abbasi, T.M., Al-Wetaid, A.H., Al-Harbi, R.J. & Al-Shammari, K.F. (2011). Important plant areas in the Arabian peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 199-224.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (2002). Flora of Egypt 3: 1-373. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2015). Flora of Oman 3: 1-386. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise.
  • Llewellyn, O.A., Hall, M., Miller, A.G., Al-Abbasi, T.M., Al-Wetaid, A.H., Al-Harbi, R.J. & Al-Shammari, K.F. (2011). Important plant areas in the Arabian peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 199-224.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by E. Fischer [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Blundell, Wild Fl. East Afr.:  379, pl. 394 (1987)
  • DC., Prodr. 10: 236 (1846)
  • Fl. Ethiop. & Eritr. 5: 246  (2006).
  • Lunds Univ. Arssk. n.f. 29(2): 234 (1933)
  • Thulin (ed.), Fl. Somal.: 3: 264 (2006)
  • U.K.W.F.: 254 (1994)
  • Wickens, Fl. Jebel Marra: 147, Map 150 (1976)
  • Wood, Handb. Fl. Yemen: 260 (1997)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wood, J.R.I. [2158] Yemen K001870453 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [5559] Saudi Arabia K001870442 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Wood, J.R.I. [5854] Yemen K001870432 Yes
Ash [843] Ethiopia K:SPC-36477.000 No
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3766] Oman K001870475 Yes
Hepper, N. [5650] Yemen K001870476 Yes
Colonette, J.S. [1013] Saudi Arabia K001870441 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [171] Saudi Arabia K001870443 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1579] Yemen K001870444 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1483] Yemen K001870445 Yes
Collonette, J.S. [3757] Saudi Arabia K001870474 Yes
Cole, E. [296] Somalia K000411058 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lort Phillips, E. [s.n.] Somalia K000411059 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [621] Ethiopia K000411061 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [621] Ethiopia K000411060 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1929 Maffey [5] Verbascum nubicum K000411062 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images