Pterocephalus brevis

Pterocephalus brevis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dipsacales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamilia: Dipsacoideae
Tribus: Scabioseae
Genus: Pterocephalus
Species: Pterocephalus brevis

Name

Pterocephalus brevis Coult., Mém. Dipsac.: 32 (1823).

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
  • Heterotypic
    • Pterocephalus coulteri Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 10: 77 (1849).
    • Pterocephalus papposus var. luteiflorus H.Lindb., Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn., Ser. B, Opera Biol. 2(7): 33 (1946).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Europe
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Kriti.
  • Africa
    • Northern Africa
      • Egypt, Libya.
  • Asia-Temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia.
    • Western Asia
      • Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

  • Matthews, V.A. 1972. Dipsacaceae. Pp. 582–625 in Davis, P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 4 (Rosaceae to Dipsacaceae). 657 pp. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. ISBN 0-85224-208-5. Reference page. 
  • Collenette, I.S. 1999. Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia. 799 pp., Riyadh: National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ISBN 9960-614-09-3.Reference page. 
  • Boulos, L. 2002. Flora of Egypt. Volume 3 (Verbenaceae – Compositae). xvi + 371 pp., Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing, ISBN 977-5429-25-0 Reference page. 
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2011. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 3: Dicotyledoneae: Balsaminaceae – Euphorbiaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0124-7, 449 pp. PDF Reference page. 
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmondson, J.R. (eds.) 2013. Flora of Iraq. Volume Five, Part Two. Lythraceae to Campanulaceae. 349 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad. ISBN 978-1-84246-493-9 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Plumed scabious
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