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June 2025

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Ruscus aculeatus L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1041 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000732428.

Synonyms of Ruscus aculeatus L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Oxymyrsine pungens Bubani Fl. Pyren. 4: 121 (1902) wfo-0000713570
Ruscus dumosus E.D.Clarke Travels Eur. Asia & Africa , ed. 2(Add.): xxii wfo-0000732408
Ruscus flexuosus Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 6 (1768) wfo-0000732419
Ruscus laxus Sm. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 334 (1797) wfo-0000732839
Ruscus ponticus Woronow Sched. Herb. Fl. Cauc. 7: 50 (1916) wfo-0000732990
Ruscus parasiticus Gueldenst. Reis. Russland 1: 426 (1787) wfo-0000732991
Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius Boiss. Fl. Orient. 5: 341. 1882 wfo-0000771488
Ruscus aculeatus f. pumilus Druce Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 9: 471 1931 wfo-0000771489
Ruscus aculeatus subsp. laxus (Sm.) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 231. 1890 (1890) wfo-0000811997