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Taxon: Bifora testiculata (L.) Spreng.

Genus: Bifora
Family: Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae).
Nomen number: 7174
Place of publication: J. A. Schultes, Syst. veg. 6:xxxviii, 448. 1820 "Biforis" (A. W. Roth, Enum. pl. phaen. Germ. 1(1):888. 1827)
Name verified on: 30-May-2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 05-Sep-2006
Species priority site is: North Central Regional PI Station (NC7).
Accessions: 5 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.


Common names:


Distributional range:

Native:
  • AFRICA
    Macaronesia: Spain - Canary Islands [Gran Canaria]
    Northern Africa: Algeria [n.]; Libya [n.]; Morocco; Tunisia
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Western Asia: Cyprus; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Syria; Turkey
    Caucasus: Azerbaijan; Russian Federation - Dagestan
  • EUROPE
    Southeastern Europe: Albania; Former Yugoslavia; Greece [incl. Crete]; Italy [incl. Sardinia, Sicily]
    Southwestern Europe: France [incl. Corsica]; Portugal; Spain [incl. Baleares]
Other:
  • naturalized elsewhere

References:

  • Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976–. Flora of Libya. (F Libya) [lists as B. testiculata (L.) DC.].
  • Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989–. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. (F Iberica)
  • Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. (F Turk) [lists as B. testiculata (L.) Spreng. ex Schult.].
  • Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. (Zander ed17)
  • Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17. (L Macar ed4) [lists as B. testiculata (L.) Roth].
  • Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres. (L Canaries)
  • Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931–1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. (L Maroc) [lists as B. testiculata (L.) DC.].
  • Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4. (F SAust)
  • Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. (F USSR) [lists as B. testiculata (L.) DC.].
  • Meikle, R. D. 1977–1985. Flora of Cyprus. (F Cyprus) [lists as B. testiculata (L.) DC.].
  • Mouterde, P. 1966–. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. (F Liban) [lists as B. testiculata (L.) DC.].
  • Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979–1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones. (F Tunis) [lists as B. testiculata Roth].
  • Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963–. Flora iranica. (F Iran)
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. (F Eur) [lists as B. testiculata (L.) Roth].
  • Valdés, B. et al., eds. 2002. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du nord du Maroc, incluant des clés d'identification. (L NMaroc) [lists as B. testiculata (L.) Roth].
  • Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966–. Flora palaestina. (F Palest) [lists as B. testiculata (L.) Spreng. ex Schult.].
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Synonyms:


Check other databases for Bifora testiculata (L.) Spreng.:

  • Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

  • Fruits: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?7174 (24 November 2009)

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