Afrocarduus

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: Carduinae
Genus: Afrocarduus
Species: A. afromontanus A. keniensis A. kikuyorum A. leptacanthus A. macracanthus A. millefolius A. nyassanus A. ruwenzoriensis A. schimperi A. silvarum

Name

Afrocarduus (Kazmi) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna, Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 14. (2023)

  • Type species: Afrocarduus leptacanthus (Fresen.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna, Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 15. (2023)

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Carduus subgenus Afrocarduus Kazmi, Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 5: 139

(1963)

References

  • Moreyra, L.D., Garcia-Jacas, N., Roquet, C., Ackerfield, J.R., Arabacı, T., Blanco-Gavaldà, C., Brochmann, C., Calleja, J.A., Dirmenci, T., Fujikawa, K. & Galbany-Casals, M. 2023. African mountain thistles: three new genera in the Carduus-Cirsium group. Plants 12(17): 3083. DOI: 10.3390/plants12173083 Open access Reference page. 
  • Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Afrocarduus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan. 2. Reference page. 
  • International Plant Names Index. 2025. Afrocarduus. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 2 2025. Reference page.
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