Centaurea aegyptiaca

Centaurea aegyptiaca

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: Centaurea
Species: Centaurea aegyptiaca

Name

Centaurea aegyptiaca L., Mant. Pl.: 118. 1767.

Synonyms

• • Calcitrapa aegyptiaca (L.) Sw. in Hort. Brit. ed. 1: 218. 1826.
  • Centaurea cancellata Sieber ex Spreng., Syst. 4: 406. 1827.
  • Centaurea eriophora Forssk., Fl. Aegypt. Arab. 74. n. 465. 1775.

Homonyms

• Centaurea aegyptiaca Sm. in Sibth. & Sm. = Centaurea iberica subsp. iberica

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Palestine (Israel: Rift Valley, N-Negev Desert, S-Negev Desert), Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, S-Sinai) Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman (Mascat & Oman), Saudi Arabia (N-Saudi Arabia, Asir, Nejd Desert) Continental:Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt (Eastern Desert, Great Southwestern Desert, NE-Egypt, SE-Egypt) Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1767. Mantissa Plantarum. Generum editionis VI. et Specierum editionis II. [1]: 1–142 + index (2 pp.). Holmiae. BHL Reference page. : 118.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Centaurea aegyptiaca. 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 May 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Centaurea aegyptiaca. Published online. Accessed: May 03 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Centaurea aegyptiaca in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 May 03.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Centaurea aegyptiaca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 May 2018.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Centaurea aegyptiaca in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb 2.

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