Biology:Centranthus
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae
| Centranthus | |
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| Flowers of the narrow-leaved valerian (Centranthus angustifolius) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Valerianoideae |
| Genus: | Centranthus Neck. ex Lam. & DC. |
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Kentranthus Neck. | |
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]
Centranthus is unusual in having flowers with "handedness", that is, having neither radial nor bilateral symmetry.[5]
Species include:[6]
- Centranthus amazonum Fridlender & A.Raynal [7]
- Centranthus angustifolius (Mill.) DC. [7] - narrow-leaved valerian
- Centranthus calcitrapae (L.) Dufr. [7]
- Centranthus kellereri Stoj., Stef. & T.Georgiev [8]
- Centranthus lecoqii Jord. [7]
- Centranthus longiflorus Steven [7]
- Centranthus macrosiphon Boiss. [7] - long-spurred valerian
- Centranthus nevadensis Boiss. [7]
- Centranthus ruber (L.) DC. [7] - red valerian
- Centranthus trinervis (Viv.) Bég. [7]
- Centranthus × aurigeranus Giraudias [7]
References
- ↑ "Centranthus", The Plant List (version 1.1), http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Caprifoliaceae/Centranthus/, retrieved 2014-09-19
- ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment
- ↑ USDA Plants Profile
- ↑ "FloraBase Profile". http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7366.
- ↑ Weberling, Focko (1992). Morphology of Flowers and Inflorescences. Cambridge University Press. p. 19. ISBN 0-521-25134-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=-ZlOAAAAIAAJ&q=valerian+flower+symmetry&pg=PA19.
- ↑ "Genus Centranthus". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Caprifoliaceae/Centranthus/. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 [1] Plants of the World online
- ↑ Tsymbalyuk, Zoya M.; Ivanova, Daniella; Nitsenko, Lyudmila M. (2021). "Taxonomic significance of palynomorphological characteristics of selected Centranthus (Caprifoliaceae) species". Hacquetia 20 (2): 243–256. doi:10.2478/hacq-2021-0021. https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/hacquetia/article/download/8825/8392.
Wikidata ☰ Q543142 entry
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