Centaurea kotschyi

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 kotschyi
Subspecies: C. k. subsp. floccosa – C. k. subsp. kotschyi – C. k. subsp. persica

Name

Centaurea kotschyi (Boiss. & Heldr.) Hayek, Centaur. Exsicc. Crit. Fasc. 3: 140 (1921).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cheirolepis kotschyi Boiss. & Heldr. in Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1, 10: 107 (1849).
• Homotypic
  • Chartolepis kotschyi (Boiss. & Heldr.) Fenzl in Tchichat., Asie Min. Bot. 2: 328 (1860).
  • Phaeopappus kotschyi (Boiss. & Heldr.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 3: 595 (1875).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Iran, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hayek, A.v. 1921. Centaur. Exsicc. Crit. Fasc. 3, No. 140.
• Boissier, P.E. 1849. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1, no. 10. 122 pp., Parisiis [Paris]: Typis Marci Ducloux et Cons. MDZ Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wagenitz, G. 1975. Centaurea. Pp. 465–585 in Davis, P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 5 (Compositae). 890 pp., Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, ISBN 0-85224-280-8. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Centaurea kotschyi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Centaurea kotschyi. Published online. Accessed: Aug 12 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Centaurea kotschyi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Aug 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Centaurea kotschyi. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Centaurea kotschyi. Accessed: 12 Aug 2021.

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