Cheirolophus

Cheirolophus
Cheirolophus crassifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Centaureinae
Genus:
Cass.
Synonyms[1]
  • Ptosimopappus Boiss.
  • Palaeocyanus Dostál

Cheirolophus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae first described as a genus in 1827.[2][3] It is native to the western Mediterranean Region from the Canary Islands and Madeira, through Morocco and Algeria, continental Portugal and Spain, southern France, the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sicily and Malta.[4][1][5]

Species[6]
  • Cheirolophus arboreus
  • Cheirolophus arbutifolius
  • Cheirolophus benoistii
  • Cheirolophus canariensis
  • Cheirolophus crassifolius
  • Cheirolophus dariasii
  • Cheirolophus duranii
  • Cheirolophus falcisectus
  • Cheirolophus ghomerythus
  • Cheirolophus grandifolius
  • Cheirolophus intybaceus
  • Cheirolophus junonianus
  • Cheirolophus lagunae
  • Cheirolophus mansanetianus
  • Cheirolophus massonianus
  • Cheirolophus mauritanicus
  • Cheirolophus metlesicsii
  • Cheirolophus santos-abreui
  • Cheirolophus satarataensis
  • Cheirolophus sempervirens
  • Cheirolophus sventenii
  • Cheirolophus tagananensis
  • Cheirolophus tananicus
  • Cheirolophus teydis
  • Cheirolophus uliginosus
  • Cheirolophus webbianus

References

  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1827. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (Second edition) 50: 250 in French
  3. ^ Tropicos, Cheirolophus Cass.
  4. ^ "Cheirolophus Cass. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  5. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Cheirolophus includes photos and European distribution maps
  6. ^ The Plant List search for Cheirolophus