Ptilostemon afer

Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Asterales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Carduinae
Genus: Ptilostemon
Species: Ptilostemon afer
Subspecies:
P. a. subsp. afer –
P. a. subsp. eburneus
Name
Ptilostemon afer (Jacq.) Greuter, Boissiera 13: 147 (1967).
Synonyms
- Basionym
- Carduus afer Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 2: 10 (1797).
- Typus: "Ex Barbaria" [in h. Schoenbrunn]. Specimen non conservatur.
- Lectotypus (designated by Greuter 1973: 91): tabula "Carduus afer" in Jacq., Pl. Rar. Horti Schoenbrunn. 2: tab. 145. 1797. Specimen normale ("standard specimen"): "Carduus afer. Hort. Bot. Vind. 1799", herb. Jacquin (W).
- Carduus afer Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 2: 10 (1797).
- Homotypic
- Cnicus afer (Jacq.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 3: 1682 (1803).
- Cirsium afrum (Jacq.) Fisch., Cat. Jard. Gorenki ed. 2: 35 (1812).
- Platyraphium jacquinii Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 41: 306 (1826), nom. illeg.
- Cnicus afer (Jacq.) Sm., Fl. Graec. 9: 20 (1837), comb. superfl.
- Chamaepeuce afra (Jacq.) DC., Prodr. 6: 659 (1838).
- Lamyra afra (Jacq.) Tamamsch., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 476 (1954).
- Lamyra afra (Jacq.) Soják, Novit. Bot. Delect. Seminum Horti Bot. Univ. Carol. Prag. 1962: 46 (1962).
Distribution
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
Primary references
- Greuter, W. & Rechinger, K.H. 1967. Flora der Insel Kythera, gleichzeitig Beginn einer nomenklatorischen Überprüfung der griechischen Gefässpflanzenarten. Boissiera 13: 1–206. PDF Reference page.
Additional references
- Greuter, W. 1973. Monographie der Gattung Ptilostemon (Compositae). Boissiera 22: 1–215. PDF Reference page.
Links
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ptilostemon afer in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jun 1. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2025. Ptilostemon afer. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jun 2025. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ptilostemon afer. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jun 2025. Reference page.
- Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ptilostemon afer. Accessed: 1 Jun 2025.
- Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Ptilostemon afer in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jun 1.