Centaurium
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Centaurium

centaury

Hierarchical position of the Genus Centaurium

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Rosopsida Batsch
pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.
  
   Subclassis  Lamiidae Takht. ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 74: 178. 25 Mar 1993.
  
   SuperOrdo  Gentiananae Thorne ex Reveal
pub. Novon 2: 236. 1992.
  
   Ordo  Gentianales Lindl.
pub. Nix. Pl.: 19. 17 Sep 1833.
  
   Subordo  Gentianineae Bessey in C.K. Adams
pub. Johnson's Universal Cyclop. 8: 463. 15 Nov 1895.
  
   Familia  Gentianaceae Juss.
pub. Gen. Pl.: 141. 4 Aug 1789.
common name: Gentians
  
   Genus  Centaurium Hill
common name: centaury
  

Named members of the Genus Centaurium

1
   Species  arizonicum (Gray) Heller
common name: Arizona centaury
2
   Species  beyrichii (Torr. & Gray ex Torr.) B.L. Robins.
 
3
   Varietas  glanduliferum Correll
syn. Centaurium glanduliferum
4
   Species  breviflorum (Shinners) B.L. Turner
common name: shortflower centaury
5
   Species  brittonii Millsp. & Greenm.
syn. Centaurium quitense
6
   Species  calycosum (Buckl.) Fern.
 
7
   Varietas  arizonicum (Gray) Tidestrom
syn. Centaurium arizonicum
8
   Varietas  breviflorum Shinners
syn. Centaurium breviflorum
9
   Varietas  nanum (Gray) B.L. Robins.
syn. Centaurium calycosum
10
   Species  curvistamineum (Wittr.) Abrams
syn. Centaurium muehlenbergii
11
   Species  davyi (Jepson) Abrams
common name: Davy's centaury
12
   Species  erythraea Rafn
common name: European centaury, centaury
  
13
   Species  exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper
common name: desert centaury
14
   Species  floribundum (Benth.) B.L. Robins.
syn. Centaurium muehlenbergii
15
   Species  glanduliferum (Correll) B.L. Turner
common name: sticky centaury
16
   Species  maryannum B.L. Turner
common name: gypsum centaury
17
   Species  minus auct. non Moench
syn. Centaurium erythraea
18
   Species  muehlenbergii (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper
common name: Muhlenberg's centaury
19
   Species  multicaule B.L. Robins.
common name: manystem centaury
20
   Species  namophilum Reveal, Broome & Beatley
 
21
   Varietas  nevadense Broome
syn. Centaurium exaltatum
22
   Species  nudicaule (Engelm.) B.L. Robins.
common name: Santa Catalina Mountain centaury
23
   Species  nuttallii (S. Wats.) Heller
syn. Centaurium exaltatum
24
   Species  pulchellum (Sw.) Druce
common name: branched centaury
25
   Species  quitense (Kunth) B.L. Robins.
common name: Britton's centaury
26
   Species  sebaeoides (Griseb.) Druce
common name: lavaslope centaury
27
   Species  spicatum (L.) Fritsch
common name: spiked centaury
28
   Species  texense (Griseb.) Fern.
common name: Lady Bird's centaury
29
   Species  trichanthum (Griseb.) B.L. Robins.
common name: alkali centaury
30
   Species  umbellatum auct. non Gilib.
syn. Centaurium erythraea
31
   Species  venustum (Gray) B.L. Robins.
 
32
   Subspecies  abramsii Munz
common name: charming centaury
33
   Subspecies  venustum
common name: charming centaury

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

Additional information is available in the commercial version of The Compleat Botanica software for species with this symbol.

 

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

 

Last reviewed October 31, 2004   

 

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