Centaurea melitensis

Centaurea melitensis

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 melitensis

Name

Centaurea melitensis L., 1753

Synonyms

• Calcitrapa conferta Moench
• Calcitrapa melitensis (L.) Soják
• Calcitrapa sessiliflora Lam
• Centaurea americana Spreng.
• Centaurea apula Lam.
• Centaurea congesta Willd. ex DC.
• Centaurea glomerata Webb & Berth.
• Centaurea patibilcensis DC.
• Centaurea sessiliflora Lam.
• Cyanus melitensis (L.) Gaertn.
• Seridia melitensis (L.) Sw.
• Solstitiaria melitensis (L.) Hill
• Triplocentron apulum (Lam.) Cass.
• Triplocentron melitense (L.) Cass.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe France, Portugal, Spain, Baleares (Ibiza & Formentera, Mallorca, Menorca), Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Croatia, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Montenegro, Greece (incl. Kiklades), Crete Continental: Africa Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Azores (Santa Maria Isl., Sao Miguel Isl., Graciosa, Sao Jorge, Pico, Faial), Madeira (Madeira Isl., Ilhas Desertas, Porto Santo Isl.), Islas Selvagens, Canary Isl. (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, Hierro, La Palma Isl.), Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Ilha de Sao Nicolau, Ilha de Sao Tiago, Ilha Brava) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 917. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Centaurea melitensis. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 May 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Centaurea melitensis. Published online. Accessed: May 08 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Centaurea melitensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 May 08.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Centaurea melitensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 May 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Centaurea melitensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Malta-Flockenblume
English: Maltese star thistle
español: Hierba de cristo
suomi: Maltankaunokki

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