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Linum
| Description | Linum (flax) is a genus of approximately 200 species in the flowering plant family Linaceae. They are native to temperate and subtropical regions of the world. The genus includes the common flax (L. usitatissimum), the bast fibre of which is used to produce linen and the seeds to produce linseed oil. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linum, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Linaceae : Linum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Linum L. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Lin (släktet), Linslekta, Льон, Flax, Linsläktet, Lein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linum |
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Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Linum acuticarpum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum adustum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum aethiopicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum africanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum alatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum album species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum allredii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum alpinum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum altaicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum amurense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum anomalum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum appressum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum arboreum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum arenicola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum aretioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum aristatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum aroanium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum australe species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum austriacum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum bahamense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum basalticum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum berlandieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum bessarabicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum betsiliense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum bienne species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum boissieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum borzeanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum brachypetalum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum brevifolium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum brevisepalum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum brevistylum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum burkartii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum caespitosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum campanulatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum capitatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum cariense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum carneum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum carnosulum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum carratracense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum carteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum catharticum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum cazorlense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum chaborasicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum chamissonis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum ciliatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum compactum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum comptonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum corymbiferum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum corymbulosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum cratericolum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum cremnophilum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum cruciatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum cubense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum decumbens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum densiflorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum doerfleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum dolomiticum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum drymarioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum elegans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum elongatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum emirnense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum empetrifolium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum erigeroides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum ertugrulii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum esterhuysenae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum euboeum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum filiforme species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum flagellare species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum flavum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum floridanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum flos-carmini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum gaditanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum glaucum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum goulimyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum gracile species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum grandiflorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum guatemalense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum gyaricum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum gypsogenium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum harlingii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum heterosepalum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum heterostylum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum hirsutum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum hologynum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum hudsonioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum hypericifolium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum imbricatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum intercursum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum iranicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum jimenezii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum junceum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum katiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum kaynakiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum keniense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum khorassanicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum kingii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum komarovii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum kurdicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum lasiocarpum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum leonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum leucanthum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum lewisii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum littorale species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum longipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum lundellii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum macraei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum macrocarpum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum macrorhizum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum marginale species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum marianorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum maritimum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum marojejyense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum mcvaughii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum medium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum meletonis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum mexicanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum milletii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum modestum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum monogynum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum mucronatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum mysorense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum narbonense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum nelsonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum neomexicanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum nervosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum nodiflorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum numidicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum nutans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum obtusatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum ockendonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum olgae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum olympicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum organense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum orizabae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum pallasianum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum pallescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum pamphylicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum perenne species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum persicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum peyronii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum phitosianum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum polygaloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum pratense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum pringlei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum prostratum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum puberulum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum pubescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum punctatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum pungens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum quadrifolium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum ramosissimum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum rigidum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum rupestre species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum rzedowskii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum salsoloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum scabrellum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum schiedeanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum scoparium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum seljukorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum setaceum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum silpii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum smithii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum stelleroides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum stocksianum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum striatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum strictum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum subbiflorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum subteres species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum subulatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum suffruticosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum sulcatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum tauricum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum tejedense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum tenellum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum tenue species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum tenuifolium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum thesioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum thracicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum thunbergii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum tmoleum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum toxicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum triflorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum trigynum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum turcomanicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum ucranicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum unguiculatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum uninerve species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum usitatissimum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum vanense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum velutinum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum vernale species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum verruciferum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum villarianum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum villosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum violascens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum virginianum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum virgultorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum viscosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum volkensii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum vuralianum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linum westii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Mesyniopsis W.A.Weber | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Linaceae : Mesyniopsis |
| Cathartolinum Rchb. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Linaceae : Cathartolinum |
| Adenolinum Rchb. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Linaceae : Adenolinum |
| Adenolimon Rchb. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Linaceae : Adenolimon |
| Millegrana Adans. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Linaceae : Millegrana |
References
| Van der Meijden, R. (2005) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN) |
| Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| Aronsson, Mora (2004) Thomas Karlssons Kärlväxtlista - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
