Carlina curetum

Carlina curetum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Carlina
Species:
C. curetum
Binomial name
Carlina curetum
Heldr. (1875)
Subspecies and varieties[1]
  • Carlina curetum subsp. curetum
  • Carlina curetum var. montana Meusel & A.Kástner
  • Carlina curetum subsp. orientalis Meusel & A.Kástner

Carlina curetum is a species of the genus Carlina.[2][3] It is also called carline thistle. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean, including Crete, the Levant, Israel and Egypt.[1]

Subspecies and varieties

Three subspecies and varieties are accepted.[1]

  • Carlina curetum subsp. curetum – Crete and Karpathos
  • Carlina curetum var. montana Meusel & A.Kástner – Lebanon
  • Carlina curetum subsp. orientalis Meusel & A.Kástner – Egypt, Israel and Palestine, Lebanon and Syria

References

  1. ^ a b c "Carlina curetum Heldr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ Jaradat, Nidal Amin; Al-lahham, Saad; Zaid, Abdel Naser; Hussein, Fatima; Issa, Linda; Abualhasan, Murad N; Hawash, Mohammed; Yahya, Amjad; Shehadi, Omar; Omair, Rashed; Mousa, Ahmad (2019-09-01). "Carlina curetum plant phytoconstituents, enzymes inhibitory and cytotoxic activity on cervical epithelial carcinoma and colon cancer cell lines". European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 30: 100933. doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2019.100933. ISSN 1876-3820. S2CID 198287192.
  3. ^ Menteli, Viktoria; Krigas, Nikos; Avramakis, Manolis; Turland, Nicholas; Vokou, Despoina (2019-10-30). "Endemic plants of Crete in electronic trade and wildlife tourism: current patterns and implications for conservation". Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki. 26 (1): 10. doi:10.1186/s40709-019-0104-z. ISSN 2241-5793. PMC 6822446. PMID 31696063.
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