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Ruscus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1041 (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-4000033648.

Literature

Statistics

Status Total %
■ synonym 17 63%
■ accepted 7 26%
■ unplaced 3 11%
Total 27

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Synonyms of Ruscus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Oxymyrsine Bubani Fl. Pyren. 4: 121 (1902) wfo-4000027574
Platyruscus A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom. Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 98(4): 92 (1993) wfo-4000030150

Species in Ruscus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Ruscus aculeatus L. Sp. Pl. : 1041 (1753) wfo-0000732428
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Oxymyrsine pungens Bubani Fl. Pyren. 4: 121 (1902) wfo-0000713570
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus dumosus E.D.Clarke Travels Eur. Asia & Africa , ed. 2(Add.): xxii wfo-0000732408
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus flexuosus Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 6 (1768) wfo-0000732419
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus laxus Sm. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 334 (1797) wfo-0000732839
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus ponticus Woronow Sched. Herb. Fl. Cauc. 7: 50 (1916) wfo-0000732990
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus parasiticus Gueldenst. Reis. Russland 1: 426 (1787) wfo-0000732991
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius Boiss. Fl. Orient. 5: 341. 1882 wfo-0000771488
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus aculeatus f. pumilus Druce Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 9: 471 1931 wfo-0000771489
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus aculeatus subsp. laxus (Sm.) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 231. 1890 (1890) wfo-0000811997
Ruscus colchicus Yeo Feddes Repert. 73: 18 (1966) wfo-0000732343
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Platyruscus colchicus (Yeo) A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom. Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. , n.s., 98(4): 93 (1993) wfo-0000724048
Ruscus hypoglossum L. Sp. Pl. : 1041 (1753) wfo-0000732848
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Platyruscus hypoglossum (L.) A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom. Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. , n.s., 98(4): 92 (1993) wfo-0000724037
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus alexandrinus Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd. : t. 503 (1764) wfo-0000732436
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus troadensis E.D.Clarke Travels Eur. Asia & Africa 2: 146 (1812) wfo-0000732642
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus humilis Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 255 (1796) wfo-0000732878
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus hypophyllum var. hypoglossum (L.) Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 630. 1875 wfo-0000770905
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus hypoglossum var. laticladodia Yalt. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 28: 16. 1967 wfo-0000771499
Ruscus hypophyllum L. Sp. Pl. : 1041 (1753) wfo-0000732809
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Platyruscus hypophyllum (L.) A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom. Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. , n.s., 98(4): 92 (1993) wfo-0000724059
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus trifoliatus Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 5 (1768) wfo-0000732635
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus lugubris Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 255 (1796) wfo-0000732993
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus hypophyllum (Mill.) Loudon Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 2519 1838 wfo-0000923637
Ruscus hyrcanus Woronow Vestn. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada 7: 33 (1907) wfo-0000732801
Ruscus × microglossus Bertol. Fl. Ital. 10: 401 (1857) wfo-0000732992
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Platyruscus microglossus (Bertol.) A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom. Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. , n.s., 98(4): 93 (1993) wfo-0000724082
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus hypoglossum var. microglossus (Bertol.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 715. 1882 wfo-0000802844
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Ruscus hypoglossum subsp. microglossus (Bertol.) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 231 1890 wfo-0000811998
Ruscus streptophyllus Yeo Feddes Repert. 73: 17 (1966) wfo-0000732616
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Platyruscus streptophyllus (Yeo) A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom. Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. , n.s., 98(4): 92 (1993) wfo-0000724071

Unplaced Names

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

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Ruscus aculeatus subsp. ponticus (Woronow) Gagnidze Fl. Gruzii, ed. 2 16: 226 2011 wfo-1200098519
Ruscus creditonensis D.C.G.Cann Pl. Rev. 5(3): 58 2023 wfo-1000055139
Ruscus hypoglossum subsp. hypophyllum (L.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital. 1882 (1882) wfo-1200012366
Ruscus hypophyllum var. trifoliatus (Mill.) Loudon Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 2519. 1838 wfo-1200020134
Ruscus hyreanus Woronow – — wfo-0001073239
Ruscus murtae J.L.Lozano, Alemany & P.P.Ferrer Flora Montiber. 76: 135. 2020 wfo-1000024602