Centranthus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamilia: Valerianoideae
Genus: Centranthus
Sectiones: C. sect. Calcitrapa – C. sect. Centranthus – C. sect. Nervosae

Species: C. amazonum – C. angustifolius – C. battandieri – C. calcitrapae – C. lecoqii – C. longiflorus – C. macrosiphon – C. nevadensis – C. ruber – C. sieberi – C. trinervis

Nothospecies: C. × aurigeranus – C. × dasycarpus – C. × intermedius
Name

Centranthus DC., 1805. Fl. Franç. ed. 3. 4: 238.

Typus: C. ruber
(L.) DC.
Synonyms

Ocymastrum Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 1: 302. 1891.
Kentranthus Raf., Autik. Bot. 88. 1840.

References

Lamarck, J.-B. & De Candolle, A.P. 1805. Flore Française, ou descriptions succinctes de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en France. Troisième édition, Tome quatrième. Première partie. 400 pp. Paris: Agasse. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Centranthus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 26. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Centranthus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Centranthus. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 26 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Centranthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 26.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Spornblumen
suomi: Virmat
français: Centranthes
magyar: Sarkantyúvirág

Centranthus is a flowering plant genus comprising herbs and subshrubs native to Southern Europe. It is in the family Caprifoliaceae.[1] There are about twelve species in the genus.[2] Some Centranthus are known as introduced species in other parts of the world, including Centranthus ruber in the western United States[3] and Centranthus macrosiphon in Western Australia.[4]

Species include:[5]

Centranthus amazonum Fridlender & A.Raynal [6]
Centranthus angustifolius (Mill.) DC. [6] - narrow-leaved valerian
Centranthus calcitrapa (L.) Dufr. [6]
Centranthus lecoqii Jord. [6]
Centranthus longiflorus Steven [6]
Centranthus macrosiphon Boiss. [6] - long-spurred valerian
Centranthus nevadensis Boiss. [6]
Centranthus ruber (L.) DC. [6] - red valerian
Centranthus trinervis (Viv.) Bég. [6]
Centranthus × aurigeranus Giraudias [6]

References

"Centranthus", The Plant List (version 1.1), retrieved 2014-09-19
Jepson Manual Treatment
USDA Plants Profile
"FloraBase Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
"Genus Centranthus". The Plant List. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
[1] Plants of the World online