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

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced)
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain, Ireland.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Belgium (introduced), Czechoslovakia, Germany, Switzerland (introduced).
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France (introduced), Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania (introduced), Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym, South European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa (introduced)
- 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 (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- 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 (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Guatemala.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Ecuador.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Uruguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1763. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus II: 1296. Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 826. 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. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Centaurea benedicta. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2022. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Centaurea benedicta. Accessed: 13 Mar 2022.
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