Chamaeleon (Asteraceae)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Chamaeleon Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2, 47: 509 (1827).

Type species: Chamaeleon gummifer Cass. in F. Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2, 47: 509 (1827).

Homotypic
- Carlina subg. Chamaeleon (Cass.) Less., Syn. Gen. Compos. 12 (1832).
Heterotypic
- Chamalium Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 47: 498, 509 (1827), nom. illeg.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan.

Cassini, A.H.G. de: Saussurée. In Cuvier, F. 1827. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, ed. 2, 47: 494–513. F.G. Levrault & Le Normant, Paris, Strasbourg. BHL Reference page. : 509.

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