Centaurea hyalolepis

Centaurea hyalolepis

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 hyalolepis
Subspecies: C. h. subsp. hyalolepis – C. h. subsp. negevensis
Varietates: C. h. var. brevispina

Name

Centaurea hyalolepis Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 6: 133. 1846 [1845 publ. Jul 1846]

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Centaurea pallescens var. hyalolepis (Boiss.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 3: 69 (1875).
  • Centaurea pallescens f. hyalolepis (Boiss.) Gugler, Ann. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Natl. Hung. 6: 209 (1908).
  • Centaurea pallescens subsp. hyalolepis (Boiss.) Holmboe, Bergens Mus. Skr., n.s., 1(2): 190 (1914).
  • Calcitrapa hyalolepis (Boiss.) Holub, Preslia 46: 227 (1974).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain (introduced). Regional: Middle Europe Belgium, Germany (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain (introduced). Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy (introduced), Kriti (casual), Sicilia (introduced). Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1845 publ. 1846. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1, no. 6. 136 pp., Lipsiae [Leipzig]: B. Hermann. MDZ Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Centaurea hyalolepis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Centaurea hyalolepis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 May 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Centaurea hyalolepis. Published online. Accessed: 23 May 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Centaurea hyalolepis. Accessed: 23 May 2024.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Centaurea hyalolepis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 23.

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