Asteraceae
Centaurea

Centaurea rigida Banks & Sol.

First published in A.Russell, Nat. Hist. Aleppo, ed. 2, 2: 263 (1794)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Iraq. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 13, 1981 Bornmüller, J.F.N. [1479] Iraq K000794166 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Kotschy, K.G.T. [226] Syria K000794163 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Kotschy, K.G.T. [226] Syria K000794164 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maitland, T.D. [506] Lebanon K000318485 Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [226] Syria K000794165 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 13, 1981 Rawi, A. [21069] Iraq Centaurea rigida var. schizophylla K000318486 Yes
Mar 13, 1981 Rechinger, K.H. [9997] Iraq Centaurea rigida var. schizophylla K000318487 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0