Cicerbita microcephala

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: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Lactucinae
Genus: Cicerbita
Species: Cicerbita microcephala

Name

Cicerbita microcephala (DC.) M.Güzel, Coșkunç. & N.Kilian, Pl. Syst. Evol. 307(1, 7): 12 (2021).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lactuca microcephala DC., Prodr. 7: 134 (1838).
• Homotypic
  • Cephalorrhynchus microcephalus (DC.) Schchian, Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 23: 101 (1963).
• Heterotypic
  • Cephalorrhynchus aucheri Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 11 (1846).
  • Chondrilla hispida Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 328 (1811).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Güzel, M.E., Coșkunçelebi, K., Kilian, N., Makbul, S. & Gültepe, M. 2021. Phylogeny and systematics of the Lactucinae (Asteraceae) focusing on their SW Asian centre of diversity. Plant Systematics and Evolution 307(1), 7. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-020-01719-y Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cicerbita microcephala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Cicerbita microcephala. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2013.