Cynara scolymus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 827 (1753)
This name is a synonym of Cynara cardunculus subsp. cardunculus

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Flora of North America North of Mexico 19(1): 1-579. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. [Cited as Cynara cardunculus.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Ali, S.I. & Qaiser, M. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Pakistan 223: 1-363. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi. [Cited as Cynara scolymus.]
  • GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/. [Cited as Cynara cardunculus.]
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2011). Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp. [Cited as Cynara scolymus.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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