Cicendia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Chironieae
Subtribus: Chironiinae
Genus: Cicendia
Species: C. filiformis – C. quadrangularis

Name

Cicendia Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 503 (1763).

• Type species: Cicendia filiformis (L.) Delarbre, Fl. Auvergne 1: 20 (1795).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ischaleon Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 4: 147 (1789).
  • Microcala Hoffmanns. & Link, Fl. Portug. 1: 359 (1820), nom. superfl.
  • Franquevillia Salisb. ex Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 338 (1821 publ. 1822), nom. superfl.
  • Cicendiola Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 1: 536 (1897), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark (extinct, Great Britain, Ireland. Regional: Middle Europe Belgium, Germany, Netherlands. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Tasmania (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Adanson, M. 1763. Familles des Plantes. II. partie. (24) + 640 pp. Paris: Vincent. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Çiçek, M. 2014. Typifications in the genus Cicendia Adans. (Gentianaceae). Phytotaxa 184(2): 100–108. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.184.2.2 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Mansion, G. 2004. A new classification of the polyphyletic genus Centaurium Hill (Chironiinae, Gentianaceae): description of the New World endemic Zeltnera, and reinstatement of Gyrandra Griseb. and Schenkia Griseb. Taxon 53(3): 719–740. DOI: 10.2307/4135447 JSTOR PDF Reference page. 
• Mansion, G. & Struwe, L. 2004. Generic delimitation and phylogenetic relationships within the subtribe Chironiinae (Chironieae: Gentianaceae), with special reference to Centaurium: evidence from nrDNA and cpDNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32(3): 951–977. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.03.016 ResearchGate Full text not availableReference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cicendia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cicendia. Published online. Accessed: Jul 12 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cicendia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jul 2021. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cicendia. Accessed: 12 Jul 2021. Reference page. 

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