Plectocephalus

Plectocephalus americanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Centaureinae
Genus:
Species: P. americanus – P. atacamensis – P. bridgesii – P. bulbosus – P. cachinalensis – P. chilensis – P. dracaenoides – P. floccosus – P. formosus – P. gayanus – P. illapelinus – P. monocephalus – P. rothrockii – P. tweediei – P. varians

Name

Plectocephalus D.Don, Brit. Fl. Gard. [Sweet] 4: ad t. 51. (1830) emend. Penneckamp et al. (2020)

  • Type species: Plectocephalus americanus (Nutt.) D.Don,

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Centaurea sect. Plectocephalus (D.Don) DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 6: 575. (1837)
  • Heterotypic
    • Centaurodendron Johow, Fl. Juan Fernandez 63 (1896)
    • Yunquea Skottsb.

References

Primary references

  • Don, D. in Sweet, R. 1830. The British flower garden: containing coloured figures & descriptions of the most ornamental & curious hardy herbaceous plants, ser. 2. 1: plate 51.
  • Penneckamp, D., Chaura, R., Rojas, G. & Stuessy, T. 2020. Taxonomic notes on Plectocephalus (Centaurea sl, Centaureinae, Asteraceae) from Chile, including new combinations and synonyms. Phytotaxa 437(4): 227-236. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.437.4.4 Paywall PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Hellwig, F.H. 2004. Centaureinae (Asteraceae) in the Mediterranean – history of ecogeographical radiation. Plant Systematics and Evolution 246(3–4): 137–162. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-004-0150-2 Reference page. 
  • Johow, F. 1896. Estudios sobre la flora de las Islas de Juan Fernandez. 287 pp. Santiago de Chile, Imprenta Cervantes. BHL Reference page. : 63
  • Susanna, A., Galbany-Casals, M., Romaschenko, K., Barres, L., Martín, J. & Garcia-Jacas, N. 2011. Lessons from Plectocephalus (Compositae, Cardueae-Centaureinae): ITS disorientation in annuals and Beringian dispersal as revealed by molecular analyses. Annals of Botany 108(2): 263–277. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr138 Reference page. 
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