Centaurea aksoyi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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 aksoyi

Name

Centaurea aksoyi Hamzaoğlu & Budak, Nordic J. Bot. 27(1): 16 (-20; fig. 1, map) (2009).

• Type: Türkiye: Yozgat: between Șefaatli and Yerköy, Karanlıkdere valley, Adatepe, 850m. 39° 34' 28" N, 34° 40' 23" E. leg. Hamzaoğlu & Budak 4167, 6 Jul 2006. Holotype: Herb. Bozok. Univ.; Isotypes: Herb. Bozok. Univ., ERCIYES Hb., GAZI, ANK, HUB.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Türkiye References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hamzaoğlu, E. & Budak, Ü. 2009. Centaurea aksoyi sp. nov. (Asteraceae: Cardueae) from Turkey and a contribution to the sectional taxonomy. Nordic Journal of Botany 27(1): 16–20. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2009.00192.x Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Centaurea aksoyi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Centaurea aksoyi. Published online. Accessed: 13. Nov. 2025. Reference page.