Crucianella macrostachya

Crucianella macrostachya

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Rubieae
Genus: Crucianella
Species: Crucianella macrostachya

Name

Crucianella macrostachya Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 3: 27 (1843).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Crucianella fimbriata Boiss. ex Malin., Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève 2: 14 (1910).
  • Crucianella penicillata Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 3: 26 (1843).
  • Crucianella syriaca Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 10: 58 (1849).
  • Crucianella macrostachya var. brachystachya Boiss., Fl. Orient. 3: 20 (1875).
  • Crucianella macrostachya var. hispidula Boiss., Fl. Orient. 3: 20 (1875).
  • Crucianella macrostachya var. penicillata (Boiss.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 3: 21 (1875).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti. Asia-Temperate Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1843. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum e familiis Calycifloris. ser. 1, no. 3. 60 pp., Genevae: Typographia Ferd. Ramboz. MDZ Reference page. 

Additional references

• Meikle, R.D. 1977. Flora of Cyprus. Volume One (Pinaceae to Theligonaceae). XII, 832 pp. Bentham-Moxon Trust & Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London 1977. ISBN 0-9504876-3-5 Reference page. 
• Davis, P.H. (ed.) 1982. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 7 (Orobanchaceae to Rubiaceae). 947 pp., Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, ISBN 0-85224-396-0. Reference page. 
• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368. JSTOR PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Crucianella macrostachya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Crucianella macrostachya. Published online. Accessed: January 4 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crucianella macrostachya. Accessed: 4 January 2023.

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