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June 2025

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genus

Lythrum L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 446 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000022585.

Statistics

Synonyms of Lythrum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Bergenia Neck. Elem. Bot. 2: 108 (1790) wfo-1000058982
Chabraea Bubani Fl. Pyren. 2: 640 (1899) wfo-4000007465
Chabraea Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 237 (1763) wfo-4000007466
Editeles Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 103 (1838) wfo-4000013023
Hexostemon Raf. First Cat. Gard. Transylv. Univ. : 14 (1824) wfo-4000017855
Hyssopifolia Opiz Seznam : 53 (1852) wfo-4000018902
Lythron St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 113 (1880) wfo-4000022582
Lythropsis Welw. ex Koehne Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 305 (1881) wfo-4000022583
Middendorfia Trautv. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 4: 489 (1842) wfo-4000024269
Pentaglossum Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 11 (1775) wfo-4000028577
Peplis L. Sp. Pl. : 332 (1753) wfo-4000028685
Portula Hill Brit. Herb. : 218 (1756) wfo-4000030991
Pythagorea Raf. J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 96 (1819) wfo-4000032330
Salica Hill Hort. Kew. : 172 (1768) wfo-4000033837
Salicaria Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754) wfo-4000033838
Lythastrum Hill Veg. Syst. 12: 34 (1767) wfo-4000044288
Mozula Raf. J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 91: 71 (1820) wfo-4000044289

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These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Lythrum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link