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genus

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 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
Amberboa sect. Phaeopappus DC. wfo-1000043844
Centaurea sect. Hyalaea DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 6: 565. 1837 [Jan 1838] wfo-3400005004
Acosta Adans. Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 117 (1763). wfo-4000000360
Acostitrapa Rauschert Feddes Repert. 83(9-10): 655 (1973) wfo-4000000363
Acrocentron Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 44: 37 (1826) wfo-4000000392
Calcitrapa Heist. ex Fabr. Enum. : 94 (1759) wfo-4000005993
Calcitrapoides Fabr. wfo-4000005994
Carbeni Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 116, 532 (1763) wfo-4000006654
Cardosanctus Bubani Fl. Pyren. 2: 152 (1899) wfo-4000006698
Chartolepis Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 44: 36 (1826) wfo-4000007706
Cheirolepis Boiss. wfo-4000007781
Cistrum Hill Veg. Syst. iv. 36 (1762) wfo-4000008392
Colymbada Hill Veg. Syst. iv. 31 (1762) wfo-4000009006
Crepula Hill Veg. Syst. iv. 9 (1762) wfo-4000009683
Cyananthus Raf. (1815). Anal. Nat. (1815) wfo-4000010142
Cyanus Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : s.p. (1754) wfo-4000010174
Grossheimia Sosn. & Takht. wfo-4000016268
Hierapicra Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 346 (1891) wfo-4000017889
Hymenocentron Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 44: 37 (1826) wfo-4000018649
Jacea Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : s.p. (1754) wfo-4000019425
Lepteranthus Neck. Elem. Bot. 1: 73 (1790) wfo-4000021208
Leucacantha Nieuwl. & Lunell Amer. Midl. Naturalist 5: 71 (1917) wfo-4000021475
Lopholoma Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 44: 37 (1826) wfo-4000022220
Melanoloma Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 29: 472 (1823) wfo-4000023588
Mesocentron Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 44: 38 (1826) wfo-4000023843
Microlophus Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 44: 37 (1826) wfo-4000024149
Paraphysis (DC.) Dostál Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 19(1-4): 76 (1973) wfo-4000028121
Pectinastrum Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 44: 38 (1826) wfo-4000028395
Phalolepis Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 50: 248 (1827) wfo-4000029105
Philostizus Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 39: 498 (1826) wfo-4000029244
Phrygia (Pers.) Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. ii. 441 (1821) wfo-4000029342
Piptoceras Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 50: 469 (1827) wfo-4000029828
Plumosipappus Czerep. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 20: 457 (1960) wfo-4000030430
Pterolophus Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 44: 34 (1826) wfo-4000031994
Seridia Juss. Gen. Pl. : 173 (1789) wfo-4000035141
Solstitiaria Hill Veg. Syst. iv. 21 (1762) wfo-4000035744
Sosnovskya Takht. wfo-4000035816
Spilacron Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 50: 238 (1827) wfo-4000036086
Stephanochilus Coss. & Durieu ex Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. 2(1): 477 (1873) wfo-4000036577
Tomanthea DC. Prodr. 6: 564 (1838) wfo-4000038537
Triplocentron Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 44: 38 (1826) wfo-4000039285
Verutina Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 44: 38. 1826; 58: 8. 1829. wfo-4000040188
Tomantea Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 2: 691, sphalm. (1841) wfo-4000043571
Stenolophus Cass. wfo-4100001406
Antaurea Neck. wfo-4100001440
Hyalaea Benth. & Hook.f. wfo-4100001496
Gentaurea Ledeb. wfo-4100001520

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

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