Centaurea benedicta

Centaurea benedicta

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 benedicta
Varietates: C. b. var. benedicta – C. b. var. kotschyi

Name

Centaurea benedicta (L.) L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 2: 1296 (1763).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cnicus benedictus L., Sp. Pl.: 826 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Calcitrapa benedicta (L.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. 1: 218 (1826).
  • Calcitrapa lanuginosa Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 35 (1779).
  • Cardosanctus officinalis Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 2: 152 (1899).
  • Carbeni benedicta (L.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.: 397 (1882).
  • Benedicta officinalis Bernh., Syst. Verz. Erf. 159 (1810).
  • Carduus benedictus (L.) Garsault, Fig. Pl. Anim. Med. t. 198 (1764).
  • Carduus benedictus (L.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot.: 151 (1821).
  • Hierapicra benedicta (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl.: 347 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain, Ireland. Regional: Middle Europe Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Krym, South European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. Regional: China Xinjiang. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales. Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon, Washington. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, New Jersey, New York. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala. Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Ecuador. Regional: Brazil Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Uruguay. Note: Grey script indicates introduced occurrences. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1763. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus II: 1296. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Centaurea benedicta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Centaurea benedicta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Centaurea benedicta. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Centaurea benedicta. Accessed: 13 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Centaurea benedicta. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 13. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Centaurea benedicta in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2016 11 13.

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Adi lopatikan
català: Card beneit
čeština: Benedikt lékařský
Deutsch: Benediktenkraut
English: Blessed thistle
فارسی: خار مقدس
suomi: Karvaskaunokki
français: Chardon béni
magyar: Benedekfű
italiano: Cardo santo
македонски: Бенедиктански трн
polski: Drapacz lekarski
română: Schinel
русский: Кникус
slovenčina: Benediktína lekárska
shqip: Cnuku
Türkçe: Mübarekdikeni
українська: Кнік бенедиктинський
中文: 藏掖花

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