Taxon:  Dictamnus albus L.



Summary
Genus:
Dictamnus
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Toddalioideae
Nomen number:
13928
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:383.  1753
Verified:
04/29/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Dictamnus albus L. subsp. albus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Dictamnus caucasicus (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Grossh.
Dictamnus fraxinellus Pers.
Dictamnus fraxinellus Pers. var. caucasicus Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Dictamnus fraxinellus Pers. var. fraxinellus
Dictamnus hispanicus Webb ex Willk.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Chowdhery, H. J. & B. M. Wadhwa. 1984. Flora of Himachal Pradesh.
  4. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
  5. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  6. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  7. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  8. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  9. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  10. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  11. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  12. Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
  13. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  14. Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
  15. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  16. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  17. Munro, D. B. Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
  18. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  19. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  20. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  21. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  22. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  23. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  24. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishburningbush  1Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Englishdittany  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishfraxinella  1Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Englishgasplant  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchdictame blanc  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchherbe aux éclairs  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Germanbrennender Busch  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
GermanDiptam  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Germanweißer Diptam  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italiandittamo  2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Spanishdíctamo blanco  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
SwedishMoses brinnande buske  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea   
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationHabarovskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.w.Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan n.Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean parts.Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymKomarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2Cultivated    also cult.Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (n.w.), Syria, Turkey
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia], Russian Federation [Altay]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Amur]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh], Pakistan (n.)
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.)], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  3. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  4. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  5. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  6. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  7. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13928. Accessed 15 April 2026.