Centranthus
Flowers of the narrow-leaved valerian
(Centranthus angustifolius)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Valerianoideae
Genus: Centranthus
Neck. ex Lam. & DC.
Species

see text

Synonyms

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]

References

  1. "Centranthus", The Plant List (version 1.1), retrieved 2014-09-19
  2. Jepson Manual Treatment
  3. USDA Plants Profile
  4. "FloraBase Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  5. Weberling, Focko (1992). Morphology of Flowers and Inflorescences. Cambridge University Press. p. 19. ISBN 0-521-25134-6.
  6. "Genus Centranthus". The Plant List. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Plants of the World online
  8. 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.


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