Biology:Carthamus
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Distaff thistles | |
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| Saffron thistle, Carthamus lanatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
| Tribe: | Cardueae |
| Subtribe: | Centaureinae |
| Genus: | Carthamus L. |
| Type species | |
| Carthamus tinctorius | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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The genus Carthamus, the distaff thistles, includes plants in the family Asteraceae.[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]
References
- ↑ lectotype designated by Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 179 (1929)
- ↑ Tropicos, Carthamus L.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 830-831 in Latin
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Carthamus includes photos and European distribution maps for 9 species
- ↑ Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs. 2019-05-25. ISBN 9780244348731. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ca5XDwAAQBAJ&q=Lakan+Balingasay&pg=PA387.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q161178 entry
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