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Taxon: Coronilla scorpioides (L.) W. D. J. Koch

Genus: Coronilla
Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) subfamily: Faboideae tribe: Loteae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae
Nomen number: 11598
Place of publication: Syn. fl. germ. helv. 188. 1836 ("1835")
Name verified on: 31-May-1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 19-Jul-2007
Species priority site is: North Central Regional PI Station (NC7).
Accessions: 12 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • annual scorpion-vetch   (Source: BSBI ) – English
  • coronille faux-scorpion   (Source: L Noms French ed7 ) – French
  • coronila   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  • maskkronill   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish

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Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    Northern Africa: Algeria [n.]; Libya [n.]; Morocco; Tunisia
    Northeast Tropical Africa: Ethiopia
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Western Asia: Cyprus; Egypt - Sinai; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Syria [w.]; Turkey
    Caucasus: Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia; Russian Federation - Ciscaucasia
  • EUROPE
    East Europe: Ukraine - Krym
    Southeastern Europe: Albania; Bulgaria; Former Yugoslavia; Greece [incl. Crete]; Italy [incl. Sardinia, Sicily]; Romania
    Southwestern Europe: France [incl. Corsica]; Portugal; Spain [incl. Baleares]

      Cultivated:
  • also cultivated

References:

  • Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
  • Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976–. Flora of Libya.
  • Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  • Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  • Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7.
  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
  • Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984–. Med-Checklist.
  • Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. [re. Brazilian common names].
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
  • Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931–1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  • Jordanov, D. et al., eds. 1963–1982. Flora na narodna republika Balgarija.
  • Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR.
  • Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist.
  • Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  • Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979–1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
  • Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962–1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  • Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963–. Flora iranica.
  • Schmidt, B. 1979. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Sippenstruktur der Gattung Coronilla L. Feddes Repert. 90:326.
  • Smythies, B. E. 1984–1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
  • Täckholm, V. 1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2.
  • Thulin, M. 1983. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223.
  • Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966–. Flora of Iraq.
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.
  • Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966–. Flora palaestina.
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Images or nodulation data:

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URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?11598 (19 June 2013)

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