Carthamus

The genus Carthamus, the distaff thistles, includes plants in the thistle family.[4] The group is native to Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia.[3][5] The flower has been used since ancient times in the Philippines, which it has been called kasubha by the Tagalog people.[6]

Distaff thistles
Saffron thistle, Carthamus lanatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cynareae
Genus: Carthamus
L.
Type species
Carthamus tinctorius
Synonyms[3]
  • Carthamoides Vaill.
  • Kentrophyllum Neck. ex DC.
  • Carthamus sect. Eucarthamus Baill.
  • Durandoa Pomel

The best known species is the safflower (Carthamus tinctorius).

Species[3]
  • Carthamus arborescens L.
  • Carthamus atractyloides (Pomel) Greuter
  • Carthamus balearicus (J.J.Rodr.) Greuter
  • Carthamus boissieri Halácsy
  • Carthamus caeruleus L.
  • Carthamus calvus (Boiss. & Reut.) Batt.
  • Carthamus carduncellus L.
  • Carthamus carthamoides (Pomel) Batt.
  • Carthamus catrouxii (Emb. ex Maire) Greuter
  • Carthamus cespitosus (Batt.) Greuter
  • Carthamus chouletteanus (Pomel) Greuter
  • Carthamus creticus L.
  • Carthamus curdicus Hanelt
  • Carthamus dentatus Vahl
  • Carthamus dianius (Webb) Coincy
  • Carthamus duvauxii (Batt. & Trab.) Prain
  • Carthamus eriocephalus (Boiss.) Greuter
  • Carthamus flavescens Willd.
  • Carthamus fruticosus Maire
  • Carthamus glaucus M.Bieb.
  • Carthamus gypsicola Iljin
  • Carthamus helenioides Desf.
  • Carthamus hispanicus (Boiss. ex DC.) Sch.Bip.
  • Carthamus ilicifolius (Pomel) Greuter
  • Carthamus lanatus L.
  • Carthamus leucocaulos Sm.
  • Carthamus lucens (Ball) Greuter
  • Carthamus mareoticus Delile
  • Carthamus matritensis (Pau) Greuter
  • Carthamus mitissimus L.
  • Carthamus multifidus Desf.
  • Carthamus nitidus Boiss.
  • Carthamus oxyacantha M.Bieb.
  • Carthamus pectinatus Desf.
  • Carthamus persicus Desf. ex Willd.
  • Carthamus pinnatus Desf.
  • Carthamus plumosus (Pomel) Greuter
  • Carthamus pomelianus (Batt.) Batt.
  • Carthamus reboudianus (Batt.) Prain
  • Carthamus rechingeri P.H.Davis
  • Carthamus rhaponticoides (Pomel) Greuter
  • Carthamus riphaeus Font Quer & Pau
  • Carthamus strictus (Pomel) Batt.
  • Carthamus tamamschjanae Gabrieljan
  • Carthamus tenuis (Boiss. & Blanche) Bornm.
  • Carthamus tinctorius L.
  • Carthamus turkestanicus Popov

References
  1. lectotype designated by Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 179 (1929)
  2. Tropicos, Carthamus L.
  3. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  4. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 830-831 in Latin
  5. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Carthamus includes photos and European distribution maps for 9 species
  6. Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs. 2019-05-25. ISBN 9780244348731.


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