Centaurea solstitialis subsp. pyracantha

Taxonavigation

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

Centaurea solstitialis subsp. pyracantha (Boiss.) Wagenitz, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33: 229 (1974).

Basionym
- Centaurea pyracantha Boiss., Fl. Orient. 3: 685 (1875).
  - Typus: [Turkey C3 Antalya] in saxosis apricis Tauri Pamphylici inter Marla (Akseki) et Adalia (Antalya), 14 Jul 1845, Heldreich (BM, E, G, GOET, K, W).
Homotypic
- Calcitrapa pyracantha (Boiss.) Holub, Preslia 46: 227 (1974).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Davis, P.H. (ed.) 1974. Materials for a Flora of Turkey. XXX. Compositae, I. [with contributions by several authors]. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 33(2): 207–264. Internet Archive Reference page.

Wagenitz, G. 1975. Centaurea. Pp. 465–585 in Davis, P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 5 (Compositae). 890 pp., Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, ISBN 0-85224-280-8. Reference page.

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