Asphodelus aestivus

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Asphodelus
Sectio: A. sect. Asphodelus
Species: Asphodelus aestivus

Asphodelus aestivus Brot., Fl. Lusit. 1: 525. 1804.

• Type locality: "Hab. in Transtagana et Extremadura, ad vias praesertim, in fossulis, soloquc depresso, et in Beira prope Fundão. Flor. Jul. usque ad Septemb.".
• Typus: "Estremadura: Azambuja, camino a Virtudes, Alcornocal con Pinus pinea y P. halepensis, sobre suelos profundos arenoso-arcillosos, 12.VIII.1992, Z. Díaz Lifante & B. Valdés" (Neotypus: SEV 133122; isoneotypi SEV 133123, SEV 133124, designated by Díaz Lifante & Valdés 1996: 76).

• Homotypic
  • Asphodelus microcarpus var. aestivus (Brot.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 719. 1882.
  • Asphodelus aestivus var. genuinus Maire, Bu!!. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 20: 39. 1929.

Asphodelus aestivus sensu Flora Europaea = Asphodelus ramosus subsp. ramosus.

• Brotero, F.A. 1804. Fl. Lusit. 1: 525.
• Díaz Lifante, Z. & Valdés, B. 1996. Revisión del género Asphodelus L. (Asphodelaceae) en el Mediterráneo Occidental. Boissiera 52: 1–189. PDF Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2011. Asphodelus aestivus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2011 Feb 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2012. Asphodelus aestivus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 June 2012.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Asphodelus aestivus. Published online. Accessed: June 26 2012.

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