Galactites

Galactites tomentosus

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: Carduinae
Genus: Galactites
Species: G. duriaei – G. mutabilis – G. tomentosus
Nothospecies: G. × rigualii

Name

Galactites Moench, Methodus: 558 (1794), nom. cons.

• Type species: Galactites tomentosus Moench, Methodus: 558 (1794)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lupsia Neck. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 352 (1891), nom. illeg.
    • Type species: Lupsia galactites (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 352 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain (introduced). Regional: Middle Europe Germany (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Moench, C. 1794. Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis vol. 1–2, 780 pp., Marburgi Cattorum: Nova Libraria Academiae. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.304 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Devesa Alcaraz, J.A. 2015. Galactites. Pp. 101–106 in Castroviejo, S.†, Devesa Alcaraz, J.A., Quintanar, A. & García, M.Á. (eds.), Flora Ibérica. Plantas Vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XVI(I). Compositae (partim). xlviii + 734 pp., Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid. ISBN 978-84-00-09883-4. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Galactites in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 5. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Galactites. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Galactites. Published online. Accessed: 5 Oct 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Galactites. Accessed: 5 Oct 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Galactites in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 5.

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