Phitosia crocifolia

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: Chondrillinae
Genus: Phitosia
Species: Phitosia crocifolia

Name

Phitosia crocifolia (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kamari & Greuter, Bot. Chron. (Patras) 13: 14 (2000).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Crepis crocifolia Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 14 (1846).
    • Typus: [Greece, Nomos of Messinia], in regione excelsiori Taygeti loco Hagios Paraskevi dicto 24 Jul 1844, Heldreich 373 (Lectotypus: G-BOIS†, designated by Babcock 1947: 489)
• Homotypic
  • Soyeria crocifolia (Boiss. & Heldr.) Sch.Bip., Jahresber. Pollichia 22–24: 322 (1866).
  • Hieracioides crocifolium (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 345 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece (Peloponnisos). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kamari, G. & Greuter, W. 2000. Phitosia, a new genus for Crepis crocifolia (Compositae, Cichorieae), a local endemic of Mount Taigetos (Greece). Botanika Chronika (Patras) 13: 11–36. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Phitosia crocifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Phitosia crocifolia. Accessed: 12 Dec 2024.

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