Carduncellus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. They are native to the western Mediterranean and surrounding regions.[2]
| Carduncellus | |
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| Carduncellus monspeliensium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
| Tribe: | Cardueae |
| Subtribe: | Centaureinae |
| Genus: | Carduncellus Adans. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The taxonomy of the genus is still unclear. It is closely related to the genus Carthamus, and the two groups have been treated as part of a species complex, with the boundaries between them not established.[2] While some sources accept several names in Carduncellus,[3] others are more restrictive,[4] and some consider the genus to be synonymous with Carthamus, the genus that includes the safflower.[5]
- Carduncellus coeruleus C.Presl - Italy
- Carduncellus hispanicus Boiss. - Spain
- Carduncellus mairei Hanelt - Algeria
- Carduncellus monspeliensis St.-Lag. - Provence, Liguria
References
edit- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ a b Vilatersana, R., et al. (2000). Generic delimitation and phylogeny of the Carduncellus-Carthamus complex (Asteraceae) based on ITS sequences. Plant Systematics and Evolution 221(1-2), 89-105.
- ^ GRIN Species Records of Carduncellus. Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
- ^ Carduncellus. The Plant List.
- ^ Carduncellus. In: Greuter, W. & E. von Raab-Straube. (Eds.) Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. 2006.
- ^ The Plant List search for Carduncellus
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Carduncellus
Further reading
edit- (in Spanish) López González, G. (2012). Sobre la clasificación del complejo Carthamus-Carduncellus (Asteraceae, Cardueae-Centaureinae) y su tratamiento en flora ibérica. Acta Botanica Malacitana 37, 79–92.
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