Carduncellus

Carduncellus
Carduncellus monspeliensium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cynareae
Genus: Carduncellus
Adans.
Synonyms[1]
  • Carthamodes Manetti ex Kuntze
  • Lamottea Pomel
  • Onobroma Gaertn.
  • Carthamoides Wolf

Carduncellus is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. They are native to the western Mediterranean and surrounding regions.[2]

The taxonomy of the genus is still unclear. It is closely related to the genus Carthamus, and the two groups have been treated as part of a species complex, with the boundaries between them not established.[2] While some sources accept several names in Carduncellus,[3] others are more restrictive,[4] and some consider the genus to be synonymous with Carthamus, the genus that includes the safflower.[5]

Accepted Species[1][6][7]
  1. Carduncellus coeruleus C.Presl - Italy
  2. Carduncellus hispanicus Boiss. - Spain
  3. Carduncellus mairei Hanelt - Algeria
  4. Carduncellus monspeliensis St.-Lag. - Provence, Liguria

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vilatersana, R., et al. (2000). Generic delimitation and phylogeny of the Carduncellus-Carthamus complex (Asteraceae) based on ITS sequences. Plant Systematics and Evolution 221(1-2), 89-105.
  3. ↑ GRIN Species Records of Carduncellus. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
  4. ↑ Carduncellus. The Plant List.
  5. ↑ Carduncellus. In: Greuter, W. & E. von Raab-Straube. (Eds.) Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. 2006.
  6. ↑ The Plant List search for Carduncellus
  7. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Carduncellus

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