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Taxon:  Convolvulus scammonia L.



Summary
Genus:
Convolvulus
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Tribe:
Convolvuleae
Nomen number:
11319
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:153. 1753
Verified:
04/02/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  5. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  6. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  7. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  9. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  10. Täckholm, V. 1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2.
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  12. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Common names
English
scammony –
French
scammonée –
German
kleinasiatische Winde –
India
sak munia –
Spanish
escamonia –
Swedish
hartsvinda –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Egypt [Sinai], Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine (incl. Krym)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialsgum/resinused to prepare a purgativeLiberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Medicinesfolklore Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=11319. Accessed 2 May 2025.