Crocodilium pumilio

Crocodilium pumilio

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: Crocodilium
Species: Crocodilium pumilio

Name

Crocodilium pumilio (L.) N.Garcia & Susanna, Pl. Syst. Evol. 234: 25 (2002).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Centaurea pumilio L., Cent. Pl. I: 30 (1755).
• Homotypic
  • Aegialophila pumilio (L.) Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 10: 105 (1849).
• Heterotypic
  • Centaurea mucronata Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 151 (1775).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy (introduced), Kriti. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt, Libya. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Palestine. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Font, M., Garnatje, T. Garcia-Jacas, N. & Susanna, A. 2002. Delineation and phylogeny of Centaurea sect. Acrocentron based on DNA sequences: a restoration of the genus Crocodylium and indirect evidence of introgression. Plant Systematics and Evolution 234(1–4): 14–26. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-002-0203-3 Academia Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Crocodilium pumilio in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Crocodilium pumilio. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Crocodilium pumilio. Published online. Accessed: 12 Oct 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocodilium pumilio. Accessed: 4 Feb 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Crocodilium pumilio. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 4. Reference page.