Schischkinia

Schischkinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cardueae[1]
Genus: Schischkinia
Iljin
Binomial name
Schischkinia albispina
(Bunge) Iljin
Synonyms[1]
  • Microlonchus albispinus Bunge
  • Centaurea albispina (Bunge) B.Fedtsch.
  • Oligochaeta leucosmerinx Rech.f. & Köie

Schischkinia is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the sunflower family.[2]

Species

There is only one known species, Schischkinia albispina, native to Asia: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Xinjiang, Afghanistan, and Iran.[1][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Iljin, Modest Mikhaĭlovich. 1935. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 38: 73
  3. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 187 白刺菊 bai ci ju Schischkinia albispina (Bunge) Iljin, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 38: 73. 1935.