Chamaeleon macrophyllus

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: Carlininae
Genus: Chamaeleon
Species: Chamaeleon macrophyllus

Name

Chamaeleon macrophyllus (Desf.) D.P.Petit, Bull. Soc. Bot. France, Lett. Bot. 134(2): 179 (1987).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Atractylis macrophylla Desf., Fl. Atlant. 2: 255 (1799).
• Homotypic
  • Acarna macrophylla (Desf.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1700 (1803).
  • Carlina macrophylla (Desf.) DC., Prodr. 6: 548 (1838).
  • Chamaeleon macrophyllus (Desf.) Sch.Bip., Linnaea 19: 325 (1846).
• Heterotypic
  • Chamaeleon caulescens Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 50: 60 (1827).
  • Atractylis macrophylla var. incana Maire, Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 7: 206 (1924).
    • Chamaeleon macrophyllus var. incanus (Maire) D.P.Petit, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, sér. 4, 9: 414 (1988).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Petit, D.P. 1987. Analyse cladistique du genre Atractylis L. (Compositae, Cardueae). Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France. Lettres Botaniques 134(2): 165–184. DOI: 10.1080/01811797.1987.10824740 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Chamaeleon macrophyllus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Chamaeleon macrophyllus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 May 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Chamaeleon macrophyllus. Published online. Accessed: 12 May 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Chamaeleon macrophyllus. Accessed: 12 May 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Chamaeleon macrophyllus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 12.