Helleborus lividus subsp. corsicus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Helleboreae
Genus: Helleborus
Sectio: H. sect. Chenopus
Species: Helleborus lividus
Subspecies: Helleborus lividus subsp. corsicus
Name

Helleborus lividus subsp. corsicus (Briq.) P.Fourn., Quatre Fl. France: 338. 1936.
Synonyms

Basionym
Helleborus trifolius subsp. corsicus Briq., Prodr. Fl. Corse, 1: 582. 1910.
Lectotypus (designated by Yeo, Taxon 35(1): 157. 1986): 'P. Mabille, Herbarium Corsicum, 1865. 28. Helleborus lividus Ait.?, H. argutifolius Viv.! Pentes du Pigno, a Bastia, leg. P. Mabille. 20 janv, 20 mars' (Lectotypus: G)
Homotypic
Helleborus lividus subsp. corsicus (Briq.) Yeo, Taxon 35(1): 157. 1986, comb. superfl.
Heterotypic
Helleborus argutifolius Viv., Fl. Cors.: 8. 1824 (valid name at species level).
Type: based on material from Figari in Corsica and on H. niger trifoliatus Aldini (1625) and Morison (1699).
Helleborus corsicus Willd. ex Mabille, Recherches Pl. Corse, fasc. 1: 7. 1867, nom. nov., nom. illeg.
Helleborus angustifolius Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 481. 1842, nom. illeg. non Host (1831), sphalm.
Helleborus corsicus Willd. ex Schltr., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 40. 1813, nom. nud.
Helleborus corsicus Willd., Enum. Pl. Suppl. 40. 1814, nom. inval.
Helleborus lividus var. integrifolius (DC.) P.Fourn., Quatre Fl. France: 338. 1936.
Helleborus lividus var. serratfolius DC., Fl. Franç. 4: 907. 1805.
Helleborus trifolius Mill. var. serratifolius (DC.) Gürke in Richter, Plantae Europaeae 2(3): 410. 1903.
Helleborus spinescens Tausch ex Schiffn., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 11. 103. 1889, in syn.

Hybrids

Helleborus ×nigercors J.T.Wall
Helleborus lividus nothosubsp. sternii (Turrill) Yeo

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Northern Europe
Great Britain (naturalized)
Regional: Southwestern Europe
Corse, France (naturalized), Sardegna.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Additional references

Yeo, P.F. 1986. The nomenclature of Helleborus lividus Aiton sens. lat. (Ranunculaceae). Taxon 35(1): 156–161. DOI: 10.2307/1221055 JSTOR Reference page.
Greuter, W. 1986. The name of the Corsican Hellebore. Taxon 35(4): 708–709. DOI: 10.2307/1221620 Paywall. JSTOR Hybrid open access journal. Reference page.
Yeo, P.F. 1988. Response to Greuter's note on the name of the Corsican Hellebore. Taxon 37(2): 468–469. DOI: 10.2307/1222172 Paywall. JSTOR Paywall. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Helleborus lividus subsp. corsicus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Oct 27. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Helleborus lividus subsp. corsicus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Oct 27. Reference page.
Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Helleborus lividus subsp. corsicus. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 2009 Nov 24.

Vernacular names
svenska: Stamjulros