Catananche

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: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Scolyminae
Genus: Catananche
Species: C. arenaria – C. caerulea – C. caespitosa – C. lutea – C. montana

Name

Catananche L., Sp. Pl. 2: 812 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 354 (1754).

Type species: Catananche lutea L., Sp. Pl. 2: 812. (1753) (lectotype, designated by M.L. Green in Sprague et al., Nom. Prop. Brit. Bot. 178 (Aug 1929)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Cupidone Lemaire in A.C.V.D. Orbigny, Dict. Universel Hist. Nat. 4: 464 (1849).
- Catanance St.-Lag. in A.Cariot, Étude Fl., éd. 8, 2: 531 (1889), orth. var.
- Cupidonia Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 2: 47 (1899).
Heterotypic
- Piptocephalum Sch.Bip., Bonplandia (Hannover) 8: 369 (1860).
  - Type species: non design.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Germany.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Mauritania.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Malesia
  - Jawa (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 812. Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 354. Reference page.

Additional references

Hitchcock, A.S. & Green, M.L. 1929. Standard species of Linnaean genera of Phanerogamae (1753–1754). pp. 111–195. In: Sprague, T.A. (ed.): International Botanical Congress. Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Catananche in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 31. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Catananche. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jan 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Catananche. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jan 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Catananche. Accessed: 31 Jan 2023.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Catananche in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 31.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Catananche in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2023 Jan 31.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Rasselblumen
English: Cupid's Dart
suomi: Katanat
עברית: אוזן-גדי
italiano: Cupidone
русский: Катананхе
svenska: Gräsfibblesläktet

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