Centaurea argentea subsp. macrothysana

Centaurea argentea subsp. macrothysana

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 argentea
Subspecies: Centaurea argentea subsp. macrothysana

Name

Centaurea argentea subsp. macrothysana (Rech.f.) Turland & L.Chilton, Bot. Chron. (Patras) 13: 76 (2000).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Centaurea argentea var. macrothysana Rech.f., Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 105(2,1): 151 (1944).
    • Typus: Greece, Kriti, Nom. Lasithiou, Ep. Situs: "Kalkfelsritzen der Schlucht bei Guduras, gegen die Südküste", 10 May 1942, Rechinger 12806 (Holotype: W; isotypes: BM, G).
• Misapplied names
  • Centaurea ragusina Sm., Fl. Graec. 10: 2. t. 903 non L.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Turland, N.J. & Chilton, L. 2000. A revision of Centaurea argentea (Compositae, Cardueae), an endemic species of Kriti and Kithira (Greece). Botanika Chronika 13: 71–79. PDF Reference page. 
• Rechinger, K.H. 1943. Neue Beiträge zur Flora von Kreta (Ergebnisse einer biologischen Forschungsreise nach dem Peloponnes und nach Kreta 1942, im Auftrage des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht und des Reichsforschungsrates, Nummer 6). Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 105(2, 1): 1–184. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Centaurea argentea subsp. macrothysana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 9. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Centaurea argentea subsp. macrothysana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Centaurea argentea subsp. macrothysana. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Centaurea argentea subsp. macrothysana. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 9. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Centaurea argentea subsp. macrothysana in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 9.

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