Crocodilium pumilio

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

Crocodilium pumilio (L.) N.Garcia & Susanna, Pl. Syst. Evol. 234: 25 (2002).

Basionym
- Centaurea pumilio L., Cent. Pl. I: 30 (1755).
Homotypic
- Aegialophila pumilio (L.) Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 10: 105 (1849).
Heterotypic
- Centaurea mucronata Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 151 (1775).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy (introduced), Kriti. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt, Libya. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Palestine. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Font, M., Garnatje, T. Garcia-Jacas, N. & Susanna, A. 2002. Delineation and phylogeny of Centaurea sect. Acrocentron based on DNA sequences: a restoration of the genus Crocodylium and indirect evidence of introgression. Plant Systematics and Evolution 234(1–4): 14–26. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-002-0203-3 Academia Reference page.

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