Carthamus persicus

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: Centaureinae
Genus: Carthamus
Species: Carthamus persicus

Name

Carthamus persicus Desf. ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 3: 1707 (1803).

• Type: "in Persia." Desfontaines (Holotype: B-W 14996).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Onobroma persicum (Desf. ex Willd.) DC., Prodr. 6: 613 (1838).
• Heterotypic
  • Carthamus flavescens Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 3: 1706 (1803).
    • Onobroma flavescens (Willd.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 3: 392 (1826).
    • Kentrophyllum flavescens (Willd.) Tausch, Flora 12: 71 (1829).
  • Carthamus armenus Willd., Enum. Pl. 2: 845 (1809).
    • Atractylis armena (Willd.) Poir. in J.B.A.M. de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 637 (1816).
    • Onobroma armenum (Willd.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 3: 392 (1826), "armenium"
    • Heracantha armenia (Willd.) G.Don ex Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 332 (1830). "armenia"
  • Kentrophyllum aureum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 10: 99 (1849).
  • Carthamus palaestinus Eig ex Rech.f., Anz. Österr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 101: 17 (1964).

Homonyms

• Carthamus persicus Willd. ex Boiss. = Carthamus leucocaulos Sm.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1803. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 3, pars 3. pp. [1477]–2409. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Carthamus persicus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Carthamus persicus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Oct 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Carthamus persicus. Published online. Accessed: 12 Oct 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Carthamus persicus. Accessed: 12 Oct 2022.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Carthamus persicus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 12.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carthamus persicus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.