Schismus arabicusNees

Arabian schismus

WFO wfo-0000897997 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 7 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 7 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Schismus arabicus, photographed by Kristof Zyskowski
fig. a Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0 / 2019-03-29 / obs. 36446833
Schismus arabicus, photographed by Jim Morefield
fig. b Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 14487744
Schismus arabicus, photographed by Jim Morefield
fig. c Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 2648830
Schismus arabicus, photographed by Matt Berger
fig. d Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 195452247
Schismus arabicus, photographed by Matt Berger
fig. e Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 181732730
Schismus arabicus, photographed by Kate Harper
fig. f Kate Harper, CC0 1.0 / obs. 31593202
Schismus arabicus, photographed by Kate Harper
fig. g Kate Harper, CC0 1.0 / obs. 31593400
Schismus arabicus, photographed by W. Terry Hunefeld
fig. h W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 13202656

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Native range 34 botanical countries

Regions where Schismus arabicus is native: Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, Sudan-South Sudan, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya, East European Russia, Greece AlgeriaEgyptEritreaEthiopiaLibyaSudan-South SudanTunisiaAfghanistanCyprusEast Aegean Is.Gulf StatesIranIraqKazakhstanKirgizstanKuwaitLebanon-SyriaMongoliaOmanPalestineSaudi ArabiaSinaiTadzhikistanTibetTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanXinjiangIndiaPakistanWest HimalayaEast European RussiaGreece
Native distribution of Schismus arabicus, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Cyprus CYP
East Aegean Is. EAI
Gulf States GST
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Kuwait KUW
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Mongolia MON
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Saudi Arabia SAU
Sinai SIN
Tadzhikistan TZK
Tibet CHT
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
Xinjiang CHX
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Egypt EGY
Eritrea ERI
Ethiopia ETH
Libya LBY
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tunisia TUN
India IND ASIA-TROPICAL
Pakistan PAK
West Himalaya WHM
East European Russia RUE EUROPE
Greece GRC

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 6 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Schismus arabicus var. arabicus
  • Schismus arabicus var. violaceus Muschl.
  • Schismus barbatus subsp. arabicus (Nees) Maire & Weiller
  • Schismus barbatus var. arabicus (Nees) J.P.Sm.
  • Schismus calycinus var. arabicus (Nees) Kuntze
  • Schismus spectabilis Fig. & De Not.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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