Femeniasia
(Redirected from Centaurea balearica)
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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: | Femeniasia Susanna |
| Species: | F. balearica
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| Femeniasia balearica | |
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Femeniasia balearica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, and it is the only species in the genus Femeniasia.
Distribution and conservation
[edit]Femeniasia is endemic to the north-western coast of Menorca, Spain.[3] Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and sandy shores.
Taxonomy
[edit]Femenasia balearica was first described by Juan Joaquín Rodríguez y Femenías in 1869 as a species of Centaurea.[4] A new genus, Femeniasia, was erected for the species in 1987, and the genus remains monotypic.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fraga i Arquimbau, P. (2018). "Carthamus balearicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T195499A102930638. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T195499A102930638.en. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Femeniasia balearica (J.J.Rodr.)". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ a b Vilatersana, Roser; Susanna, Alfonso; Brochmann, Christian (2007). "Genetic variation in Femeniasia (Compositae, Cardueae), an endemic and endangered monotypic genus from the Balearic Islands (Spain)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 153 (1): 97–107. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00592.x.
- ^ Susanna de la Serna, Alfonso (1987). "Femeniasia, novus genus Carduearum" (PDF). Collectanea Botanica (Barcelona). 17 (l): 83–88. doi:10.3989/collectbot.1988.v17.158. Archived from the original (PDF abstract) on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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