Ptilostemon leptophyllus

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 leptophyllus (Pau & Font Quer) Greuter, Boissiera 22: 127 (1973).

Basionym
- Chamaepeuce leptophylla Pau & Font Quer, Iter Marocc. 1927: n.° 691 (1928)
  - Lectotypus (designated by Greuter 1973: 127): Hab. in declivibus montis Iguermalez, versus Tizzi Iffri (Atlante rhiphaeo), 1500 m. alt., solo schistoso; 24. junii", Font Quer, Iter maroccanum 1927, n. 691. (G; isotypi: BM, FI, PAL-Gr, LAU, MA, MPU, RO).
Homotypic
- Cirsium leptophyllum (Pau & Font Quer) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 20: 187 (1929).
- Lamyra leptophylla (Pau & Font Quer) Soják, Novit. Bot. Delect. Seminum Horti Bot. Univ. Carol. Prag. 1962: 47 (1962).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Greuter, W. 1973. Monographie der Gattung Ptilostemon (Compositae). Boissiera 22: 1–215. PDF Reference page.

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