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Centaurea L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 909 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000007161.

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Synonyms of Centaurea

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Centaurea triumfettii var. triumfettii – – — wfo-0000051762
Centaurea missionis H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 451 (1910) wfo-0000052440
Centaurea triumfettii f. triumfettii – – — wfo-0000057897
Cyanus triumfettii subsp. triumfettii – – — wfo-0000085801
Centaurea variegata var. decurrentifolia Pau – — wfo-0000103640
Centaurea triumfettii subsp. variegata Dostál – — wfo-0000106732
Carbeni Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 116, 532 (1763) wfo-4000006654
Cardosanctus – – wfo-4000006698
Cistrum – – wfo-4000008392
Cnicus L. Sp. Pl. : 826 (1753) wfo-4000008696
Cyanus Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : s.p. (1754) wfo-4000010174
Hierapicra Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 346 (1891) wfo-4000017889
Phrygia (Pers.) Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. ii. 441 (1821) wfo-4000029342
Rhacoma Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 117 (1763) wfo-4000032844
Rhaponticum Vaill. Inst. Reg. Veg. , ed. 2, 123 (1757) wfo-4000032914

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Centaurea:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea abdelkaridi Sennen Pl. d'Esp. No. 8834. wfo-0000019584
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea acanthodes Spreng. Syst. Veg. 3: 403 (1826) wfo-0000000993
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea achilleifolia Homrani-Bakali & Susanna Phytotaxa 542(1): 84. 2022 wfo-1000029654
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea acrolepis Hoffmanns. ex Heynh. Alph. Aufz. Gew. 131, nomen (1846) wfo-0000015285
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea acromaura Hoffmanns. ex Heynh. Alph. Aufz. Gew. 131, nomen (1846) wfo-0000035529
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea acuta C.A.Mey. Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer. 65 (1831) (1831) wfo-0000027668
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea acutangula Boiss. & Reut. Pugill. Pl. Afr. Bor. Hispan. : 68 (1852) wfo-0000020723
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea adamovicii Velen. Fl. Bulg. Suppl. 1: 173. wfo-0000050535
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea adeana Gugler Ann. Mus. Nat. Hungar. vi.; cf. Magyar Bot. Lap. viii. 338. 1908 wfo-0000011580
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea adpressa Ledeb. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 316. 1840 wfo-0000062421
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea adscendens (Bartl.) Prodan Centaur. Român. 65. 1930 wfo-0000085557
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea adscendens (Bartlett) H.Wagner – — wfo-0000040214
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea adusta Gand. Obs. Centaurea 14. 1873 wfo-0000086094
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aegyptiaca Sm. Fl. Graec. 10: t. 907 (1840) wfo-0000139010
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aellenii Arènes Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. , sér. 2, 18: 179 (1946) wfo-0000120423
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aemiliae Font Quer Mem. Mus. Ci. Nat. Barcelona, Ser. Bot. i. n.° 2, 13 (1924), hybr. wfo-0000081051
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aemula Lojac. Fl. Sicul. 2(1): 147 (1903) wfo-0000131628
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea affinis subsp. peloponesiaca (Halácsy) Dostál Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 71(3): 196 (1976) wfo-0000112602
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea affinis subsp. serbica Prodan Centaur. Român. 137. 1930 wfo-0000106400
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aichingeriana Welw. ex Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. : 848 wfo-0000114135
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aintabica Bornm. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 20 (1917) wfo-0000077878
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea ajtayana J.Wagner Magyar Bot. Lapok vi. 115 (1907). wfo-0000010786
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea akcadaghensis Uysal & Şirin Medit. Bot. 41(2): 174. 2020 wfo-1000021665
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea akroteriensis Gennaio & Q.G.Manni Phytotaxa 436(3): 260. 2020 wfo-0001443361
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea alba f. titani Pamp. Boll. Mus. Republ. San Marino 4(3-4): 117 (1920) wfo-0001322674
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea alba subsp. huljakii – – — wfo-0000086402
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea albarracinensis Rouy Fl. France 9: 169 (1905) wfo-0000013186
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea alberti Rouy Fl. France 9: 147 (1905) wfo-0000124595
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea albiflora K.Koch Linnaea 24: 430 (1851) wfo-0000099170
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea albinervis Parsa Kew Bull. 3(2): 201 (1948) wfo-0000069960
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea albispina Aitch. & Hemsl. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 3(1): 81. 1888 [1888-94 publ. Apr 1888] wfo-0000010983
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea albuferae M.Costa Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 37(2): 292 (1981) wfo-0000009290
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea alexandri-borzae Prodan & Nyár. Bul. Grad. Bot. Univ. Cluj 8: 130 (1929), hybr. (1928 publ. 1929) wfo-0000072732
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea algeriensis Durieu & Coss. Notes Pl. Crit. : 136 wfo-0000078376
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aliena J.Wagner Bot. Közlem. 9: 66. 1910; Magyar Bot. Lap. wfo-0000074494
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea alluvialis Soest Ned. Kruidk. Arch. liv. 99 (1947), sine descr. l wfo-0000133491
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea altaica Fisch. ex Spreng. Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 1: 59 (1813) wfo-0000039640
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea amadanensis subsp. ranjbarii Negaresh Phytotaxa 363(1): 20. 2018 wfo-1200002491
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea amani Post J. Linn. Soc., Bot. xxiv. (1888) 434; et in Bull. wfo-0000131718
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea amphiloba Hausskn. Mitt. Bot. Ver. Jena 3(2-3): 229. 1884 wfo-0000086521
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea andresiana Fern.Casas & Susanna Fontqueria 1: 1 (1982) (1982) wfo-0000009659
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea andresii López Pach. in M.J. López Pacheco, J. Andrés Rodriguez & J.M. Losa Quintana, Dos nuevas espec. fl. leonesa [7] (1979). wfo-0000133282
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea angustifolia Schrank Baier. Fl. ii. 376. 1789 wfo-0000028603
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea antennata var. meridionalis (O.Bolòs & Vigo) M.A.Navarro & M.B.Crespo Sierra Reclot 58. 1999 wfo-0001383272
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea antoniae Hulják & J.Wagner Bot. Közlem. 38: 77 (1941) wfo-0000034820
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea apiculata subsp. spinulosa (Rochel ex Sprengel) Dostál Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 71(3): 196 (1976) wfo-0000112836
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aplolepa var. ligustica Gremli ex Briq. Monogr. Centaurées Alpes Marit. 142 (1902). wfo-0000110382
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea arabica Velen. Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. 1911(11): 10. 1912 [1911 publ 1912] wfo-0000077943
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea argophylla Steud. Nomencl. Bot. : 173 (1821) wfo-0000070151
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea argyrocephala Freyn & Sint. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 42: 240 (1892) wfo-0000063699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea argyrolepis Hayek Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 70: 696 (1901) wfo-0000135985
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea argyrophylla Acht. & Lindtner in Bull. Inst. Roy. Hist. Nat. Sofia, 13: 198. 1940 wfo-0000137110
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea argyrophylla Willd. Enum. Pl. Suppl. [Willdenow] 61. 1814 [Jul-Dec 1814] wfo-0000134335
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea arisitensis H.J.Coste & Sennen Brotéria, Sér. Bot. 23: 90. 1927 , in obs., hybr. wfo-0000003416
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aristata Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2(1): 480. 1873 [7-9 Apr 1873] wfo-0000117369
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea arnaudii Rouy Fl. France 9: 138, in syn. (1905) wfo-0000136725
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea arnoldi Colla Herb. Pedem. 3: 274 (1834) wfo-0000004778
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea arrectispina Bertol. Fl. Ital. ix. 487 wfo-0000114646
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aschersoniana Vetter Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève v. 1888 (1889) 11 wfo-0000032535
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea asperocalcitrapa Gren. & Godr. – — wfo-0000020827
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aterrima Hayek Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 70: 731 (1901) wfo-0000072597
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea atrata subsp. nigrifimbria (K.Koch) Dostál Preslia 10: 60 (1931) — wfo-0000060178
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea atrobanatica Nyar. Bot. Közlem. 40: 26, in clavi. (1943) wfo-0000078036
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea attica L. ex B.D.Jacks. Index Linn. Herb. 54. 1912 , nomen wfo-0000090104
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea augustinii Sennen Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 1912, xi. 200, hybr. wfo-0000103706
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aurata Nyar. Bot. Közlem. 40: 42, in clavi. (1943) wfo-0000044736
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aurea hort. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 318 (1840) wfo-0000089351
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aurigerana Sennen Diagn. Nouv. : 19 (1936) wfo-0000073374
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea australis Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2(1): 479. 1873 [7-9 Apr 1873] wfo-0000120545
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea austro-salonitana Stoj. & Acht. Bull. Inst. Roy. Hist. Nat. Sophia 9: 145. 1936 wfo-0000121187
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea austrobalcanica (Skokanová) Raus & Strid Phytol. Balcan. 26(3): 505. 2020 wfo-1000021666
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea austrobalcanica subsp. prisadana (Skokanová) Raus & Strid Phytol. Balcan. 26(3): 505. 2020 wfo-1200007428
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea axillaris var. nana Ten. Syll. Pl. Fl. Neapol. : 447 (1831) wfo-0000083355
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea axonensis Arènes Centaur. Franc. Sous-Sect. Eu-Jac. Boiss. 42. [1938-9] ; cf. Arenes in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Ser. 2, xvi. 521 (1945), cum descr. lat. wfo-0000081889
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea aznatinensis Cuatrec. Trab. Mus. Ci. Nat. Barcelona xii. 468 (1929). wfo-0000042956
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea badensis Tratt. Arch. Gewächsk. i. 28 wfo-0000128235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea banatica Hayek Hayek in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 70. 1901. 701 1901 — wfo-0000044809
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea banatica Kern. ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 2: 427 (1879) wfo-0000113922
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea bannatica Colla Herb. Pedem. iii. 274 (1834). wfo-0000130217
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea barbara Pomel Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. : 27 (1874) wfo-0000066010
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea barbeyana Vetter Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève v. 1888 (1889) 11 wfo-0000011128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea barcinonensis Sennen Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 1912, xi. 200, hybr. wfo-0000135741
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea barrasii Pau Mem. Mus. Ci. Nat. Barcelona, Ser. Bot. i. n.° 1, 52 (1922). wfo-0000000786
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea barrelieri Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 403. 1826 [Jan-Mar 1826] wfo-0000002692
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea basilei Sennen Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 1912, xi. 198, hybr. wfo-0000036301
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea baumgarteniana J.Wagner Math. Term. Közlem. xxx. VI. 162 (1910), hybr. wfo-0000025508
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea beatica Pau Mem. Mus. Ci. Nat. Barcelona, Ser. Bot. i. n.° 3, 21 (1925) wfo-0000017760
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea beckeriana J.Wagner Math. Term. Közlem. xxx. VI. 160 (1910), hybr. wfo-0000067255
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea belgradensis O.Behr, E.Behr & J.Wagner Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins n.f., 51(2): 349 (1944) wfo-0000086433
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea bellardii Colla Herb. Pedem. iii. 273 (1834). wfo-0000039119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea beltekiana Nyar. Bot. Közlem. 40: 35, in clavi (1943) wfo-0000082054
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea benedicta var. kotschyi (Sch.Bip.) Ghaz. Kew Bull. 75(2)-28: 1. 2020 wfo-1200007429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea beregiensis J.Wagner & Margittai Bot. Közlem. 29: 138 (1932) wfo-0000123668
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea bergadensis Sennen Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 1912, xi. 199, hybr. wfo-0000033175
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea beskidiana J.Wagner & Margittai Bot. Közlem. 29: 137 (1932) wfo-0000084193
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea bicolor K.Koch Linnaea 24: 428 (1851) wfo-0000064532
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea bieberetsinii – – — wfo-1000040325
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea biflora Kalen. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 18: 237 (1845) wfo-0000030588
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea biokorensis Teyber amend.Radic – — wfo-0001129122
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Centaurea boissieri subsp. amoi (Amo) Nyman 427 1879 — wfo-0000106628