Carduncellus

Carduncellus is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. They are native to the western Mediterranean and surrounding regions.[2]

Carduncellus
Carduncellus monspeliensium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Carduoideae
Tribe:
Cynareae
Genus:
Carduncellus

Synonyms[1]

The taxonomy of the genus is still unclear. It is closely related to the genus Carthamus, and the two groups have been treated as part of a species complex, with the boundaries between them not established.[2] While some sources accept several names in Carduncellus,[3] others are more restrictive,[4] and some consider the genus to be synonymous with Carthamus, the genus that includes the safflower.[5]

Accepted Species[1][6][7]
  • Carduncellus coeruleus C.Presl - Italy
  • Carduncellus hispanicus Boiss. - Spain
  • Carduncellus mairei Hanelt - Algeria
  • Carduncellus monspeliensis St.-Lag. - Provence, Liguria

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Vilatersana, R., et al. (2000). Generic delimitation and phylogeny of the Carduncellus-Carthamus complex (Asteraceae) based on ITS sequences. Plant Systematics and Evolution 221(1-2), 89-105.
  3. GRIN Species Records of Carduncellus. Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
  4. Carduncellus. The Plant List.
  5. Carduncellus. In: Greuter, W. & E. von Raab-Straube. (Eds.) Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. 2006.
  6. The Plant List search for Carduncellus
  7. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Carduncellus

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