Gagea Explained

Gagea is a large genus of spring flowers in the lily family.^[1] It is found primarily in Eurasia with a few species extending into North Africa and one species (Gagea serotina) in North America.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

The genus is named after the English naturalist Sir Thomas Gage (1781–1820). They were originally described as species of Ornithogalum, which, together with the usual yellow colour of the flowers, explains the English name yellow star-of-Bethlehem for the common European species, Gagea lutea.^{[7] [8]}

Species

, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognizes over 200 species, including those previously assigned to Lloydia.^[9]

Bibliography

• Peterson. Angela. Levichev. Igor G.. Peterson. Jens. Systematics of Gagea and Lloydia (Liliaceae) and infrageneric classification of Gagea based on molecular and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. February 2008. 46. 2. 446–465. 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.11.016. . 18180173. 2008MolPE..46..446P .
• Tison. Jean-Marc. Peterson. Angela. Harpke. Dörte. Peruzzi. Lorenzo. Reticulate evolution of the critical Mediterranean Gagea sect. Didymobulbos (Liliaceae) and its taxonomic implications. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 28 November 2012. 299. 2. 413–438. 10.1007/s00606-012-0731-4. 24970202 .

External links

• Pacific Bulb Society photos of several species
• Treknature, Photos of Gagea sp., a genus of the family Liliaceae photos of several species

Notes and References

1. Salisbury, Richard Anthony. 1806" Annals of Botany 2: 555
2. Zarrei . M. . Zarre . S. . Wilkin . P. . Rix . M. . 2007 . Systematic revision of the genus Gagea Salisb. (Liliaceae) in Iran . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society . 154 . 4 . 559–588 . 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00678.x. free .
3. Tison, J.M. (2009). An update of the genus Gagea Salisb. (Liliaceae) in the Iberian peninsula. Lagascalia 29: 7-22
4. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/flora.php?genere=Gagea Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Gagea
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=113125 Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 117 顶冰花属 ding bing hua shu Gagea Salisbury, Ann. Bot. (Oxford). 2: 555. 1806.
6. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=118768 Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 121 洼瓣花属 wa ban hua shu Lloydia Reichenbach, Fl. Germ. Excurs. 102. 1830.
7. Book: 1980 . Tutin . T.G. . Heywood . V.H. . Burges . N.A. . Moore . D.M. . Valentine . D.H. . Walters . S.M. . Webb . D.A. . Flora Europaea . 5 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-20108-7 . amp . p. 25.
8. Web site: Lloydia . . . 2014-01-09 . 2020-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200726160147/https://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=280365 . dead .
9. Web site: Gagea. . . 2014-01-09 .