Nomenclature: wfo-0000005385
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Centaurea melitensis Sp. Pl. : 917 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. 2: 917. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000772991: Tenore, M. [s.n.] Italy Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 190991-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record gcc-105188
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: gcc-105188
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2021-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea > Centaurea melitensis
Synonyms
- Seridia melitensis
- Cyanus melitensis
- Solstitiaria melitensis
- Centaurea congesta
- Calcitrapa melitensis
- Triplocentron apulum
- Centaurea patibilcensis
- Calcitrapa sessiliflora
- Calcitrapa conferta
- Centaurea reuteriana var. pinnatisecta
- Centaurea glomerata
- Triplocentron melitense
- Centaurea apula
- Centaurea americana