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hypoglossum

Taxon

Ruscus hypoglossum L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 1041. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Ruscus hypoglossum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 146.jpg

Ruscus hypoglossum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 146.jpg

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Ruscus hypoglossum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 140.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ruscus hypoglossum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 142.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ruscus hypoglossum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 141.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ruscus hypoglossum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 147.jpg

Ruscus hypoglossum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 147.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ruscus hypoglossum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 143.jpg

Ruscus hypoglossum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 143.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ruscus hypoglossum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 145.jpg

Ruscus hypoglossum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 145.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe; introduced into Canary Is., Great Britain (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

April 28, 2005

Location

Peru, Cusco, Calca (Lares District, Jardin des Plantes)

-12.983889, -72.063333

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 28, 2005

Location

France, Paris (5th arrondissement. Jardin des Plantes)

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Ruscus

Specific Epithet

hypoglossum

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#247,184 of 335,497

Top 74%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →