Cephalaria

Genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae

Cephalaria
Cephalaria gigantea
Tatarian cephalaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Dipsacoideae
Genus: Cephalaria
Schrad. (1818), nom. cons.
Species[1]

102; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Cephalodes St.-Lag. (1881)
  • Cerionanthus Schott ex Roem. & Schult. (1818)
  • Lepicephalus Lag. (1816)
  • Leucopsora Raf. (1838)
  • Phalacrocarpus (Boiss.) Tiegh. (1909)
  • Xetola Raf. (1838)

Cephalaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 102 species native to southern Europe, western and central Asia, and northern and southern Africa.[1]

They are annual or perennial herbaceous plants growing to 0.8–2 m tall.

Cephalaria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia imperialis, which feeds exclusively on C. procera.

Species

102 species are accepted.[1]

  • Cephalaria adiyamanensis Yıld.
  • Cephalaria alpina (L.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria ambrosioides (Sibth. & Sm.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria anamurensis Göktürk & Sümbül
  • Cephalaria anatolica Shkhiyan
  • Cephalaria aristata C.Koch
  • Cephalaria armeniaca Bordz.
  • Cephalaria armerioides Szabó
  • Cephalaria armoraciifolia Bobrov
  • Cephalaria attenuata (L.f.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria axillaris Hausskn. ex Bornm.
  • Cephalaria aytachii Göktürk & Sümbül
  • Cephalaria balansae Raus
  • Cephalaria balkharica E.A.Busch
  • Cephalaria beijiangensis Y.K.Yang, J.K.Wu & Sayit
  • Cephalaria bojnordensis Ranjbar & Z.Ranjbar
  • Cephalaria brevipalea (Sommier & Levier) Litv.
  • Cephalaria calcarea Albov
  • Cephalaria cedrorum Mouterde
  • Cephalaria chaldoranensis Ranjbar & Z.Ranjbar
  • Cephalaria cilicica Boiss. & Kotschy
  • Cephalaria cilodaghensis Ranjbar & Z.Ranjbar
  • Cephalaria coriacea (Willd.) Roem. & Schult. ex Steud.
  • Cephalaria dagestanica Bobrov
  • Cephalaria davisiana Göktürk & Sümbül
  • Cephalaria decurrens (Thunb.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria demetrii Bobrov
  • Cephalaria demirizii Göktürk & Sümbül
  • Cephalaria dichaetophora Boiss.
  • Cephalaria dirmilensis Hub.-Mor.
  • Cephalaria duzceensis Aksoy & Göktürk
  • Cephalaria ekimiana Göktürk & Sümbül
  • Cephalaria elazigensis Göktürk & Sümbül
  • Cephalaria elmaliensis Hub.-Mor. & V.A.Matthews
  • Cephalaria fanourii Perdetzoglou & Kit Tan
  • Cephalaria flava (Sibth. & Sm.) Szabó
  • Cephalaria foliosa Compton
  • Cephalaria galpiniana Szabó
  • Cephalaria gazipashensis Sümbül
  • Cephalaria gigantea (Ledeb.) Bobrov – Tatarian Cephalaria
  • Cephalaria goetzei Engl.
  • Cephalaria golestanica Ranjbar & Z.Ranjbar
  • Cephalaria hakkiarica V.A.Matthews
  • Cephalaria hirsuta Stapf
  • Cephalaria humilis (Thunb.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria integerrima (Bornm.) Ranjbar & Z.Ranjbar
  • Cephalaria integrifolia Napper
  • Cephalaria isaurica V.A.Matthews
  • Cephalaria joppensis (Rchb.) Coult. ex DC.
  • Cephalaria juncea Boiss.
  • Cephalaria katangensis Napper
  • Cephalaria kesruanica Mouterde
  • Cephalaria kleinii Ranjbar & Z.Ranjbar
  • Cephalaria kotschyi Boiss. & Hohen.
  • Cephalaria kurdistanica Maroofi, Tabad & Rastegar
  • Cephalaria kutahyaensis Yıld.
  • Cephalaria laevigata (Waldst. & Kit.) Schrad.
  • Cephalaria leucantha (L.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria litvinovii Bobrov
  • Cephalaria lycica V.A.Matthews
  • Cephalaria mauritanica Pomel
  • Cephalaria media Litv.
  • Cephalaria microcephala Boiss.
  • Cephalaria microdonta Bobrov
  • Cephalaria nachiczevanica Bobrov
  • Cephalaria natalensis Kuntze
  • Cephalaria oblongifolia (Kuntze) Szabó
  • Cephalaria paphlagonica Bobrov
  • Cephalaria pastricensis Dörfl. & Hayek
  • Cephalaria peshmenii Sümbül
  • Cephalaria petiolata Compton
  • Cephalaria procera Fisch. & Avé-Lall.
  • Cephalaria pungens Szabó
  • Cephalaria qeydarensis Ranjbar & Z.Ranjbar
  • Cephalaria radiata Griseb. & Schenk
  • Cephalaria retrosetosa Engl. & Gilg
  • Cephalaria rigida (L.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria saldaensis Göktürk, Hamzaoğlu & Yüceol
  • Cephalaria salicifolia Post
  • Cephalaria scabra (L.f.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria scoparia Contandr. & Quézel
  • Cephalaria setosa Boiss. & Hohen.
  • Cephalaria sparsipilosa V.A.Matthews
  • Cephalaria speciosa Boiss. & Kotschy
  • Cephalaria squamiflora (Sieber) Greuter
  • Cephalaria stapfii Hausskn. ex Bornm.
  • Cephalaria stellipilis Boiss.
  • Cephalaria sublanata (Bornm.) Szabó
  • Cephalaria sumbuliana Göktürk
  • Cephalaria syriaca (L.) Roem. & Schult. – Syrian Cephalaria
  • Cephalaria szaboi Hayek
  • Cephalaria taurica Szabó
  • Cephalaria tchihatchewii Boiss.
  • Cephalaria tenella Payne ex Boiss.
  • Cephalaria torbatejamensis Ranjbar & Z.Ranjbar
  • Cephalaria transcaucasica (Bobrov) Galushko
  • Cephalaria transsylvanica (L.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria tuteliana Kuș & Göktürk
  • Cephalaria uralensis (Murray) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cephalaria velutina Bobrov
  • Cephalaria wilmsiana Szabó
  • Cephalaria zeyheriana Szabó

Cultivation and uses

Some species are grown as ornamental plants in gardens. The most popular species is C. gigantea, a perennial species from the Caucasus growing to 2 m tall, valued for its strong erect growth with dark green foliage and yellow flowers.[2]

See also

  • Flora Europaea: Cephalaria
  • Flora of Pakistan: Cephalaria

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Cephalaria Schrad". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ Huxley, A., ed. (1992). The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
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