Cynara cyrenaica

Cynara cyrenaica
original material, not the holotype

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: Carduinae
Genus: Cynara
Species: Cynara cyrenaica

Name

Cynara cyrenaica Maire & Weiller, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 30: 286 (1939).

• Lectotype (designated by Wiklund 1992: 95): Cyrenaica, in humosis supra Apolloniam, 200–300 m, solo calcareo 22 Apr 1938, Maire & Weiller 908, Iter Libycum (MPU).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cynara sibthorpiana var. mauginiana Pamp. in Maugini, Agric. Colon. 15: 378 (1921).
    • Type not seen by Wiklund (1992: 95)
    • Cynara cardunculus f. mauginiana (Pamp.) Pamp., Arch. Bot. 12: 49 (1936).
  • Cynara cardunculus var. elata Cavara, Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1923(1–2): 12 (1923).
    • Type not seen by Wiklund (1992: 95)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Maire, R.C.J.E. & Weiller, M. 1939. Contributions à l'étude de la Flore de l'Afrique du Nord (Fascicule 27. Contributions à l'étude de la Flore de la Libye) [Nos. 2618–2899]. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 30(5): 255–314, pl. XVII. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wiklund, A. 1992. The genus Cynara L. (Asteraceae-Cardueae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 109 (1): 75-123. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1992.tb00260.x Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cynara cyrenaica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cynara cyrenaica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cynara cyrenaica. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cynara cyrenaica. Accessed: 11 Oct 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Cynara cyrenaica in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 11.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cynara cyrenaica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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