Carthamus

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Distaff thistles
Yellow thorny flower bgiu.jpg
Saffron thistle, Carthamus lanatus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cynareae
Genus: Carthamus
L.
Type species
Carthamus tinctorius
Synonyms[3]
  • Carthamoides Vaill.
  • Kentrophyllum Neck. ex DC.
  • Carthamus sect. Eucarthamus Baill.
  • Durandoa Pomel

The genus Carthamus, the distaff thistles, includes plants in the thistle family.[4] The group is native to Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia.[3][5] The flower has been used since ancient times in the Philippines, which it has been called kasubha by the Tagalog people.[6]

The best known species is the safflower (Carthamus tinctorius).

Species[3]
  • L.
  • (Pomel) Greuter
  • (J.J.Rodr.) Greuter
  • Halácsy
  • Carthamus caeruleus L.
  • (Boiss. & Reut.) Batt.
  • L.
  • (Pomel) Batt.
  • (Emb. ex Maire) Greuter
  • (Batt.) Greuter
  • (Pomel) Greuter
  • Carthamus creticus L.
  • Hanelt
  • Vahl
  • (Webb) Coincy
  • (Batt. & Trab.) Prain
  • (Boiss.) Greuter
  • Willd.
  • Maire
  • Carthamus glaucus M.Bieb.
  • Iljin
  • Desf.
  • (Boiss. ex DC.) Sch.Bip.
  • (Pomel) Greuter
  • Carthamus lanatus L.
  • Carthamus leucocaulos Sm.
  • (Ball) Greuter
  • Delile
  • (Pau) Greuter
  • L.
  • Desf.
  • Boiss.
  • M.Bieb.
  • Desf.
  • Desf. ex Willd.
  • Desf.
  • (Pomel) Greuter
  • (Batt.) Batt.
  • (Batt.) Prain
  • P.H.Davis
  • (Pomel) Greuter
  • Font Quer & Pau
  • (Pomel) Batt.
  • Gabrieljan
  • (Boiss. & Blanche) Bornm.
  • Carthamus tinctorius L.
  • Popov

References[]

  1. ^ lectotype designated by Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 179 (1929)
  2. ^ Tropicos, Carthamus L.
  3. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  4. ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 830-831 in Latin
  5. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Carthamus includes photos and European distribution maps for 9 species
  6. ^ Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs. 2019-05-25. ISBN 9780244348731.

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