Cousinia lactiflora

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: Arctiinae
Genus: Cousinia
Sectio: Cousinia sect. Cynaroideae
Species: Cousinia lactiflora

Name

Cousinia lactiflora Rech.f., Fl. Iranica 139a: 143 (–144; fig. 138) (1979)

• Typus: M. Iranshahr 34024-E (in flower, 7 July 1974; Holotypus: W 1978-0009049^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [ex IRAN]; Isotypus: IRAN [5058-IRAN]).
• Type locality: Persia [= IRAN]. Esf. [= Prov. Esfahan]: Prope Daran, 2350 m.

Notes

• This taxon was once synonymized with C. silyboides Jaub. & Spach subsp. silyboides by Mehregan & Kadereit (2008), but was then reinstated by Attar & Djavadi (2010).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Rechinger, K.H. 1979. Cousinia. Pp. 108–153 in Rechinger, K.H., Compositae III - Cynareae. Tribus Echinopeae, Carlineae and Cardueae - Carduinae. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.), Flora Iranica. Vol. 139a. pp. 1–286, tab. 1–230. Akademische Druck-und-Verlagsanstalt, Graz. Google Books. Google Books (another version)Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mehregan, I. & Kadereit, J.W. 2008. Taxonomic revision of Cousinia sect. Cynaroideae (Asteraceae, Cardueae). Willdenowia 38(2): 293–362. DOI: 10.3372/wi.38.38201 Reference page.  [see pages 309–310.]
• Attar, F. & Djavadi, S.B. 2010. A taxonomic revision of Cousinia, sect. Cynaroides (Asteraceae, Cardueae), in the flora of Iran. Iranian Journal of Botany 16(1): 130–184. PDF Reference page.  [see page 171, 173.]
• Sajedi, S., Aliabadi, F. & Abbasi, M. 2015. List of type specimens of the Herbarium Ministerii Iranici Agriculturae “IRAN”. Rostaniha 16(Suppl.): 82–111. DOI: 10.22092/BOTANY.2015.103547 Reference page.  [see page 88.]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cousinia lactiflora. Accessed: 2023 February 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cousinia lactiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 February 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cousinia lactiflora. Published online. Accessed: 22 February 2023.