Ptilostemon

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Ptilostemon
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Ptilostemon diacantha
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Carduinae
Genus: Ptilostemon
Cass.
Synonyms
List
  • Lamyra(Cass.) Cass.
  • ChamaepeuceDC.
  • KoechleaEndl.
  • PlatyraphiumCass.

Ptilostemon is a genus of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. [1] [2] [3]

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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Ptilostemon: [4] [5]

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References

  1. Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1816. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1816: 200 in French
  2. Tropicos, Ptilostemon Cass.
  3. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Ptilostemon includes photos and range maps for 6 species
  4. "Ptilostemon Cass. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  5. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  6. Cretan Flora, Ptilostemon chamaepeuce
  7. Raimondo, F. M. & Domina, G.: Ptilostemon greuteri (Compositae), a new species from Sicily. – Willdenowia 36 (Special Issue): 169-175. – ISSN 0511-9618; © 2006 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem. doi:10.3372/wi.36.36114