Compositae taxon details

Centaurea melitensis L.

To NHMUK collection (Centaurea americana Nutt.; Isolectotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6720126)
To NHMUK collection (Centaurea americana Nutt.; Isolectotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6720126)

1103892  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1103892)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Asteranae (Superorder)
  9. Asterales (Order)
  10. Compositae (Family)
  11. Carduoideae (Subfamily)
  12. Cardueae (Tribe)
  13. Centaureinae (Subtribe)
  14. Centaurea (Genus)
  15. Centaurea melitensis (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 917 [details] 

(of Calcitrapa melitensis (L.) Soják) (1972). Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 140(3-4)
page(s): 133 [details] 
Note Type: "Habitat in Melita." Lectotype: Herb....  
Unreviewed
Type material Type: "Habitat in Melita." Lectotype: Herb. Linn. No. 1030.62 (LINN). LT designated by Dillon in Fieldiana, Bot., n.s., 10: 2. 1982.  [details]
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:A83F8D03-79DA-4938-8C82-A516DEB694A6  
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:A83F8D03-79DA-4938-8C82-A516DEB694A6 [details]

Taxonomy 1 May 1753  
Taxonomy 1 May 1753 [details]
Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2025). Global Compositae Database. Centaurea melitensis L.. Accessed at: https://compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1103892 on 2025-09-12
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2007-11-23 07:42:42Z
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Flann, Christina
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 917 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea congesta Willd. ex DC.) (1838). Prodr. (DC.) 6
page(s): 593 [details] 

original description (of Calcitrapa sessiliflora Lam) (1779). Fl. Franç. (Lamarck) 2
page(s): 35 [details] 

original description (of Calcitrapa conferta Moench) (1794). Methodus (Moench)
page(s): 564 [details] 

original description (of Calcitrapa melitensis (L.) Soják) (1972). Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 140(3-4)
page(s): 133 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea patibilcensis DC.) (1838). Prodr. (DC.) 6
page(s): 593 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea glomerata Webb & Berthel.) (1849). Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries (Phytogr.). 2
page(s): 360 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea apula Lam.) (1785). Encycl. (Lamarck) 1(2)
page(s): 674 [details] 

original description (of Calcitrapa patibilcensis Kunth) (1818). Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 4(14)
page(s): 18 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea americana Spreng.) Sprengel, C. (1826). Systema vegetabilium. (ed. 16), 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/793170#page/1/mode/1up
page(s): 407 [details] 

original description (of Cyanus melitensis Gaertn.) (1791). Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2
page(s): 383 [details] 

original description (of Centaurea reuteriana var. pinnatisecta Parsa) Kew Bull. 3: 201 (1948)
page(s): 201 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Contributed data: Notes Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
ori:FSA-FTA-FNA [African Plant Database] [details]

Contributed data: Published Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
L., Sp. Pl. 1753. [Euro+Med]
Sp. Pl. [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Sp. Pl. 2: 917 (1753) [Flora del Conosur]
Sp. Pl. 2: 917. 1753 [India]
Sp. Pl. 2:917 (1753) [Victoria Census]
Sp. Pl. 917 (1753) [Naturalised Australian Asteraceae]
Sp. Pl. 917. [African Plant Database]
Sp.Pl. 2:917 (1753) [Western Australia Census]
Species Plantarum [IPNI]
Species Plantarum 2: [Tropicos] [details]

LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:A83F8D03-79DA-4938-8C82-A516DEB694A6 [details]

Taxonomy 1 May 1753 [details]

Type material Type: "Habitat in Melita." Lectotype: Herb. Linn. No. 1030.62 (LINN). LT designated by Dillon in Fieldiana, Bot., n.s., 10: 2. 1982.  [details]
LanguageName 
English Maltese CockspurMaltese cockspurMalta thistle  [details]
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Centaurea glomerata Webb & Berthel.)
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Centaurea americana Spreng.)
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centaurea glomerata) (from synonym Centaurea glomerata Webb & Berthel.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centaurea melitensis) 
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Centaurea americana Spreng.)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 18 proteins) 
To NHMUK collection (Centaurea americana Nutt.; Isolectotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6720126) (from synonym Centaurea americana Spreng.)
To NHMUK collection (Centaurea melitensis L.; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9474936) 
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed

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