Heracleum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 249 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Northern Hemisphere, NW. Africa, Eritrea to Malawi.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Assam, Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Maine, Malawi, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Sudan, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Argentina South, District of Columbia, Føroyar, Haiti, Iceland, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Tasmania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Flora of Iraq

  • Linnaeus, Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 118 (1754)
  • Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. ed. 1: 249 (1753);

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 118 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 249 (1753)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 118 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 249 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1919 Bourne, F.S.A. [1099] India K000075490 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1919 Heyne, B. [s.n.] India K000075495 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1919 Bourne, F.S.A. [1317] India K000075492 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1919 Heyne, B. [s.n.] India K000075494 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1919 Heyne, B. [s.n.] India K000075493 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 577] Nepal K001111324 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 575] K001111319 Type Yes
Cavalerie, J. [4320] China K002743261 No
Farges, P.G. [s.n.] China K002743260 No
[Scottort Veitch] [s.n.] K002743233 No
Yamazaki, T. [9772] Japan K002743165 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [3704] China K002743270 No
Wilson, E.H. [1539 a] China K002743265 No
Wilson, E.H. [2402] China K002743267 No
Wilson, E.H. [3783] K002743207 No
Bourne, F.S.A. [1278] India K000075489 Type Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [46] Syria K000685828 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 573] India K001111315 Type Yes
Murata, J.; Akiyama, S.; [H. T.] [21471] Japan K002743164 Yes
Balslev, H.; Sutjaritjai, N.; Chamchumroon, V.; Eiserhardt, W.; Eiserhardt, S.; Sumanon, P.; Panyadee, P.; Kladwong, P.; Pakinamhang, B. [9984] Thailand K001625224 Yes
Yamazaki, T. [9772] Japan K002743166 Yes
Furuse, M. [29134] Japan K002743160 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 573] India K001111316 Type Yes
Wilson [1509] K002743232 No
Furuse, M. [29134] Japan K002743161 Yes
Cowdry, N.H. [1693] K002743266 No
Licent, A. [518] China K002743208 No
Schelkownikow, A.B. [s.n.] Azerbaijan K000685815 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, E.H. [1509] China K002743230 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 575] India K001111320 Type Yes
s.coll. [1479] K002743263 No
Gardner, G. [321] Sri Lanka K000075522 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K002743162 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [404] China K002743262 No
Kōie, M. [2555] Afghanistan K002769641 Yes
{Père T. Manberg} [s.n.] China K002743268 No
Kōie, M. [2555] Afghanistan K002769642 Yes
Pichler, T. [s.n.] Bulgaria K000685814 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner, G. [321] Sri Lanka K000075521 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Père T. Manberg} [s.n.] China K002743205 No
Jackson, J.K. [1536] Sudan K002743685 Yes
[K. Glaelral] [[6869 a]] China K002743271 No
Myers, J.G. [11661] Sudan K002743684 Yes
Handel-Mazzetti, H.R.E. [1807] China K002743206 No
Wilson, E.H. [2414] China K002743269 No
Fang, W.P. [4155] China K002743209 No
Cosson, E. [s.n.] Algeria K000313561 Unknown Type Material Yes
Murata, J.; Akiyama, S.; Im, H.T. [21471] Japan K002743163 Yes
Bourne, F.S.A. [1558] India K000075491 Lectotype Yes
Bourne, F.S.A. [1558] India K000685801 Unknown Type Material Yes
Soulié, J.A. [299] China K002743210 No
s.coll. [1538] K002743231 No
Forrest, G. [7911] China K002743264 No
Wilson, E.H. [2364] China K002743251 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of Iraq

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0