Ptilostemon diacantha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Ptilostemon diacantha (Labill.) Greuter, Boissiera 13: 146 (1967).

Basionym
- Carduus diacantha Labill., Icon. Pl. Syr. 1: 7 (1791). [epithet as noun]
  - Typus: "in Libano". Lectotypus: "Card. Casabonae. Liban", Labillardière (G, isotypi: FI-Webb, G-DC).
Homotypic
- Cnicus afer var. diacantha (Labill.) Willd., Sp. Pl. ed. 5, 3: 1682 (1803).
- Cirsium diacantha (Labill.) Fisch., Cat. Jard. Gorenki 1808: 57 (1808).
- Cnicus diacantha (Labill.) C.C.Gmel., Hortus Carlsruh.: 73 (1811).
- Cirsium diacantha (Labill.) DC., Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 96 (1813).
- Carduus afer var. diacantha (Labill.) Steudel, Nomencl. Bot. 1: 151 (1821).
- Lamyra diacantha (Labill.) Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 25: 221 (1822).
- Platyraphium billardierei Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 41: 307 (1826), nom. illeg.
- Cnicus diacantha (Labill.) Desf., Tabl. École Bot.: 152 (1829).
- Chamaepeuce diacantha (Labill.) DC., Prodr. 6: 659 (1838).
- Onopordum diacantha (Labill.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 216 (1841).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Germany (casual). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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. [Ptilostemon diacantha, epithet as noun]

Greuter, W. 1973. Monographie der Gattung Ptilostemon (Compositae). Boissiera 22: 1–215. PDF Reference page. [Ptilostemon diacantha, epithet as noun]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ptilostemon diacanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jun 2. Reference page. [Ptilostemon diacanthus, epithet as adjective]
Tropicos.org 2025. Ptilostemon diacanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jun 2025. Reference page. [Ptilostemon diacanthus, epithet as adjective]
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ptilostemon diacanthus. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jun 2025. Reference page. [Ptilostemon diacanthus, epithet as adjective]
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. (Ptilostemon diacanthus). Ptilostemon diacantha. Accessed: 2 Jun 2025. [Ptilostemon diacanthus, epithet as adjective]
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Ptilostemon diacantha in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jun 2. [Ptilostemon diacantha, epithet as noun]
WFO Plant List Ptilostemon diacantha. [Ptilostemon diacantha, epithet as noun]