Caprifoliaceae

Cephalaria Schrad.

First published in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 3: 1 (1818), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Medit. to Central Asia and NE. Tropical to S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, France, Free State, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Great Britain, New York, Ontario, Québec, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Göktürk, R.S. & Sümbül, H. (2014). A taxonomic revision of the genus Cephalaria (Caprifoliaceae) in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Botany 38: 927-968.

Flora of Iraq

  • Roem. & Schultes, Syst. 3: 1 (1818)
  • Schrad Cat. Sem. Hort. Gotting. (1814)
  • Z. Szabo, “A Cephalaria-Genusz monografiaja” in Mat. Term. Kozl. 38 (4) (1940): 1–352 (1940)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Syst. Veg. 3: 1,43 (1818).
  • Szabo in Mat. Term. Kozlem. 38, 4 1–248 (1940) mm. conserv.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Mant.: 2 (1827)
  • Syst. Veg. 3: 1 (1818)
  • Szabó in Mat. Term. Kozlem. 38, 4: 1–248 (1940), nom. conserv.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 26, 1990 Davis, P.H. [14102] Türkiye K000762998 Isotype Yes
Sep 26, 1990 Davis, P.H. [14102] Türkiye K000762997 Isotype Yes
Nov 1, 1967 Compton, R.H. [25740] Eswatini K000252313 Isotype Yes
Sintenis P. [1044] Iran K000779009 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ibrahim [s.n.] Morocco K000779001 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, T. [250] Türkiye K000779003 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sintenis, P. [4609] Türkiye K001045583 No
Ibrahim [s.n.] Morocco K000779002 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sintenis, P. [2871] Türkiye K001045585 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0