Afrocirsium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Carduinae
Genus: Afrocirsium
Species: A. buchwaldii – A. schimperi – A. straminispinum

Name

Afrocirsium Calleja, N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna, Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 16 (2023)

• Type species: Afrocirsium schimperi (Vatke) Calleja, N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna, Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 17. (2023)

References

• Moreyra, L.D., Garcia-Jacas, N., Roquet, C., Ackerfield, J.R., Arabacı, T., Blanco-Gavaldà, C., Brochmann, C., Calleja, J.A., Dirmenci, T., Fujikawa, K. & Galbany-Casals, M. 2023. African mountain thistles: three new genera in the Carduus-Cirsium group. Plants 12(17): 3083. DOI: 10.3390/plants12173083 Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Afrocirsium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan. 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Afrocirsium. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 2 2025.