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Centaurea melitensis L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 917.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Asterales
family
Asteraceae
genus
Centaurea
species
Centaurea melitensis

Name

Synonyms
Calcitrapa conferta Moench
Calcitrapa melitensis (L.) Dum.Cours., 1811
Calcitrapa melitensis (L.) Soják
Calcitrapa patibilcensis Kunth
Calcitrapa sessiliflora Lam.
Centaurea americana Spreng.
Centaurea apula Lam.
Centaurea congesta Willd.
Centaurea congesta Willd. ex DC.
Centaurea glomerata Webb & Berthel.
Centaurea melitensis f. apula (Lam.) Cout.
Centaurea patibilcensis (Kunth) F.Dietr.
Centaurea patibilcensis DC., 1838
Centaurea sessiliflora Lam.
Cyanus melitensis (L.) Gaertn.
Seridia melitensis (L.) Sweet
Solstitiaria melitensis (L.) Hill
Triplocentron apulum (Lam.) Cass.
Triplocentron melitense (L.) Cass.
Homonyms
Centaurea melitensis L.
Common names
Abremanos in language.
Beija-mão in Portuguese
Centaurée de Malte in French
Centaurée de Malte in French
Cizaña in Spanish
Croix de Malte in language.
Fiordaliso maltese in Italian
Hierba de cristo in Spanish
Kamcha in language.
Malta Centaurea in English
Malta Thistle in English
Malta starthistle in English
Malta- dissel in Afrikaans
Malta-Centaurea dissel in Afrikaans
Malta-Flockenblume in German
Maltese Star-thistle in English
Maltese Star-thistle in English
Maltese centaury in English
Maltese centaury in English
Maltese cockspur in English
Maltese cockspur in English
Maltese knapweed in English
Maltese star thistle in English
Maltese star thistle in English
Maltese star thistle in English
Maltese star thistle in language.
Maltese star-thistle in English
Maltese star-thistle in English
Maltese star-thistle in English
Maltese star-thistle in English
Maltese star-thistle (EN) in language.
Maltese star-thistle (EN) in language.
Maltese thistle in English
Maltese thistle in English
Malteser Flockenblume in German
Malteser Flockenblume in German
Malteser Flockenblume in language.
Malteser Flockenblume in German
Malteser Flockenblume (DE); Hierba de cristo (ES) in language.
Malteser Flockenblume (DE); Hierba de cristo (ES) in language.
Malteser-knopurt in Danish
Malteser-knopurt in Danish
Maltezer centauri in Dutch
Maltezer centaurie in Dutch
Napa star thistle in English
Napa thistle in English
Napa thistle in language.
Napa thistle in English
Napa thistle in English
Pengaled Seraidd Malta in Welsh

Bibliographic References

  1. Dissertação de mestrado. UFRGS,1-132,2020
  2. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  3. Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm.
  4. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  5. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard.,107(2): 1154-1565,2008
  6. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021adf), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CEME2
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