Cephalanthus

Taxonavigation

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

Cephalanthus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 95 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 42 (1754)

Type species: Cephalanthus occidentalis L., vide Merrill, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5(15): 532 (1915) et Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 123 (1929)

Heterotypic
- Acrodryon Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 365. (1824)
- Axolus Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 61. (1838)
- Eresimus Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 60. (1838)
- Gilipus Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 61. (1838)
- Silamnus Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 60. (1838)

Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 42. Reference page.
Merrill, E.D. (Communicated by William R. Maxon) 1915. On the application of the generic name Nauclea of Linnaeus. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 5(15): 530–542. BHL Reference page.
Hitchcock, A.S. & Green, M.L. 1929. Standard species of Linnaean genera of Phanerogamae (1753–1754). pp. 111–195. In: Sprague, T.A. (ed.): International Botanical Congress. Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Romero, M.F., Gonzalez, A.M. & Salas, R.M. 2023. Sylvainia, a new monospecific genus within the subtribe Cephalanthinae (Rubiaceae, Naucleeae). Plant Ecology and Evolution 156(1): 85–111. DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.90423 Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cephalanthus. Published online. Accessed: 16 March 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Cephalanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 March 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cephalanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 29. Reference page.