Centaurea argentea

Centaurea argentea

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: Centaurea
Species: Centaurea argentea
Subspecies: C. a. subsp. argentea – C. a. subsp. chionantha – C. a. subsp. macrothysana

Name

Centaurea argentea L., Sp. Pl.: 912 (1753).

• Lectotype (designated by Turland in Jarvis & Turland 1998: 357): Herb. Clifford: 422, Centaurea No. 14 (BM).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acosta argentea (L.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 7: 313 (1972).

Homonyms

• Centaurea argentea Friv. ex Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 429 (1879), nom. inval. [= Centaurea rupestris L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1298 (1763).]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece (Kithira), Kriti. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 912. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Turland, N.J. & Chilton, L. 2000. A revision of Centaurea argentea (Compositae, Cardueae), an endemic species of Kriti and Kithira (Greece). Botanika Chronika 13: 71–79. PDF Reference page. 
• Jarvis, C.E. & Turland, N.J. (eds.) 1998. Typification of Linnaean specific and varietal names in the Compositae (Asteraceae). Taxon 47(2): 347–370. JSTOR Reference page. 

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