Afrocarduus afromontanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Carduinae
Genus: Afrocarduus
Species: Afrocarduus afromontanus

Name

Afrocarduus afromontanus (R.E.Fr.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna, Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 14 (2023)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Carduus afromontanus R.E.Fr., Acta Horti Berg. 8: 21. (1925)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Uganda. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Moreyra, L.D., Garcia-Jacas, N., Roquet Ruiz, C., Ackerfield, J., Arabacı, T., Blanco-Gavaldà, C., Brochmann, C., Calleja, J.A., Dirmenci, T., Fujikawa, K., Galbany Casals, M., Gao, T.G., Gizaw, A., López-Alvarado, J., Mehregan, I., Vilatersana, R., Yıldız, B., Leliaert, F., Seregin, A.P. & Susanna, A. 2023. African mountain thistles: three new genera in the Carduus-Cirsium group. Plants 12(17)-3083: 1–22. DOI: 10.3390/plants12173083 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Afrocarduus afromontanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan. 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Afrocarduus afromontanus. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 2 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Afrocarduus afromontanus. Accessed: 4 October 2024. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Afrocarduus afromontanus. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 4. Reference page.