Phagnalon

Taxonavigation edit

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: Asteroideae
Tribus: Gnaphalieae
Subtribus: Relhaniinae
Genus: Phagnalon
Species: P. abyssinicum – P. acuminatum – P. barbeyanum – P. bicolor – P. × burnatii – P. calycinum – P. darvazicum – P. garamantum – P. graecum – P. harazianum – P. × hybridum – P. kotschyi – P. lavranosii – P. linifolium – P. melanoleucum – P. murbeckii – P. nitidum – P. niveum – P. persicum – P. phagnaloides – P. pomelii – P. purpurascens – P. pycnophyllon – P. pygmaeum – P. quartinianum – P. rechingeri – P. rupestre – P. saxatile – P. schweinfurthii – P. sinaicum – P. sordidum – P. stenolepis – P. telonense – P. umbelliforme – P. woodii – P. yerrimense

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Phagnalon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 12. Reference page.

Name edit

Phagnalon Cass., Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris: 173 (1819).

Lectotype species: Phagnalon saxatile (L.) Cass., Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 174 (1819) (designated by Qaiser & Lack, Willdenowia 15: 4. 1985).

Synonyms edit

Homotypic
- Gnaphalon Lowe, Man. Fl. Madeira 1: 438 (1858).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, Selvagens.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - Tibet.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Cassini, A.H.G. de 1819. Description des nouveaux genres Garuleum et Phagnalon. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique 1819: 172–174. BHL Reference page.

Additional references edit

Montes-Moreno, N., Sáez, L., Benedí, C., Susanna, A. & Garcia-Jacas, N. 2010. Generic delineation, phylogeny and subtribal affinities of Phagnalon and Aliella (Compositae, Gnaphalieae) based on nuclear and chloroplast sequences. Taxon 59(6): 1654–1670. DOI: 10.1002/tax.596002 JSTOR PDF Reference page.
Montes-Moreno, N., Garcia-Jacas, N., Benedí, C. & Sáez, L. 2013. Evaluation of the taxonomic status of the genus Aliella (Compositae, Gnaphalieae): a recircumscription of the genus Phagnalon. Phytotaxa 148(1): 1–31. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.148.1.1 PDF Reference page.
Montes-Moreno, N., Garcia-Jacas, N., Nualart, N., Susanna, A. & Sáez, L. 2018. Typification of plant names referable to Phagnalon (Compositae) with some taxonomic notes. Phytotaxa 360(1): 1–18. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.360.1.1 Reference page.
Qaiser, M. & Lack, H.W. 1985. The genus Phagnalon (Asteraceae, Inuleae) in Arabia. Willdenowia 15(1): 3–22. JSTOR Reference page.

Links edit

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Phagnalon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 12. Reference page.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Phagnalon in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Aug 17.
Compositae Working Group (CWG) (ed.) 2021–. Phagnalon in Global Compositae Database. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 12.
Hassler, M. 2018. Phagnalon. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 January 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Phagnalon. Published online. Accessed: 17 Aug 2017.

Vernacular names edit

العربية: صوفان مصرى: مطى
suomi: Kalliosilmät
עברית: צמרנית
മലയാളം: ഫഗ്നലോൺ
polski: Zachwap
русский: Фагналон
中文: 绵毛菊属, 棉毛菊属, 棉毛草属

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