Centaurea argentea subsp. chionantha

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: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Centaureinae
Genus: Centaurea
Species: Centaurea argentea
Subspecies: Centaurea argentea subsp. chionantha

Name

Centaurea argentea subsp. chionantha (Turland & L.Chilton) Greuter, Willdenowia 33: 54 (2003).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Centaurea argentea var. chionantha Turland & L.Chilton, Bot. Chron. (Patras) 13: 77 (2000).
    • Type: Greece, Kriti, Nom. Lasithiou, Ep. Ierapetras: "Schluchtausgang nordöstlich von Monastyraki", 300-400 m, 29 May 1981, Pleger & Risse (UPA; isotypes: B, PAL-Gr).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Kriti (Lasithi). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greuter, W. 2003. The Euro+Med treatment of Cardueae (Compositae) – generic concepts and required new names. Willdenowia 33(1): 49–61. DOI: 10.3372/wi.33.33104 JSTOR Reference page. 
• Turland, N.J. & Chilton, L. 2000. A revision of Centaurea argentea (Compositae, Cardueae), an endemic species of Kriti and Kithira (Greece). Botanika Chronika 13: 71–79. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Centaurea argentea subsp. chionantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 9. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Centaurea argentea subsp. chionantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Centaurea argentea subsp. chionantha. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Centaurea argentea subsp. chionantha. Accessed: 9 Jun 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Centaurea argentea subsp. chionantha in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 9.

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