Centaurea argentea subsp. chionantha

Taxonavigation

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

Centaurea argentea subsp. chionantha (Turland & L.Chilton) Greuter, Willdenowia 33: 54 (2003).

Basionym
- Centaurea argentea var. chionantha Turland & L.Chilton, Bot. Chron. (Patras) 13: 77 (2000).
  - Type: Greece, Kriti, Nom. Lasithiou, Ep. Ierapetras: "Schluchtausgang nordöstlich von Monastyraki", 300-400 m, 29 May 1981, Pleger & Risse (UPA; isotypes: B, PAL-Gr).

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

Greuter, W. 2003. The Euro+Med treatment of Cardueae (Compositae) – generic concepts and required new names. Willdenowia 33(1): 49–61. DOI: 10.3372/wi.33.33104 JSTOR Reference page.
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.

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