Biarum tenuifolium

Biarum tenuifolium
Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum flowering
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Biarum
Species:	B. tenuifolium
Binomial name
Biarum tenuifolium (L.) Schott
Synonyms [1]
Arum tenuifoliumL. Arum gramineumLam. Biarum constrictumC.Koch Biarum anguillareSchott Homaida tenuifolia(L.) Kuntze Stenurus tenuifolium(L.) Salisb.

Biarum tenuifolium is a cormous flowering plant species in the family Araceae.

Taxonomy

Within the genus Biarum, it is the only species in subgenus Biarum. ^[2]

Subspecies

Six subspecies are generally recognized: ^{[2] [3] [1]}

• Biarum tenuifolium subsp. tenuifolium: southern Italy to the southern Balkans.
• Biarum tenuifolium subsp. zelebori: Greece and south-western Turkey.
• Biarum tenuifolium subsp. arundanum: heavy terra rossa soils in Portugal and Spain
• Biarum tenuifolium subsp. galianii: loose sandy soils in south-western Spain.
• Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum: Central Mediterranean, from Italy to Greece.
• Biarum tenuifolium subsp. idomenaeum: Crete.

Subspecies arundanum and galianii have also been treated as two independent species (Biarum arundanum and Biarum galianii), ^[4] or lumped together under Biarum arundanum. ^[5]

References

1. Boyce, P. (2006). "A Taxonomic Revision of Biarum (Araceae)". Aroideana. 29 (4): 2–36.
2. Boyce, P.C. (2006). "A monograph of the genus Biarum". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 25 (1): 1–119.
3. Boyce, P. (2004). "A review of Biarum: Small Aroids of the Mediterranean". Rock Garden Quarterly. 62 (4): 244–253.
4. Talavera, S. (1976). "Revision de las espécies españolas del genero Biarum". Lagascalia. 6 (2): 275–296.
5. Galán, A.; Castroviejo, S. (2008). "3. Biarum Schott [nom. cons.]". In Castroviejo, S. (ed.). Flora Iberica 18. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid. pp. 296–303.