Scabiosa nitens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dipsacales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Dipsacales

Scabiosa nitens Roemer & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 3: 82 (1818).

Homotypic
- Asterocephalus massonii Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 205 (1826), nom. superfl.
- Asterocephalus nitens (Roem. & Schult.) Paxton, Pocket Bot. Dict.: 33 (1840).

Native distribution areas:
Africa Macaronesia Azores. Southern America Caribbean Bermuda (Introduced) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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