Cephalorrhynchus

Cephalorrhynchus
Cephalorrhynchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Cephalorrhynchus
Boiss. 1844
Type species
Cephalorrhynchus glandulosus
Boissier

Cephalorrhynchus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[1]

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Description

Biennial or perennial daisy-like herbaceous plants with erect stem. Leaves are alternate, oval or oblong, undivided or pinnate. Roots thicken in tuberous form.

Corymbose-paniculate inflorescences with heads that have clusters of 10 to 15 bisexual ligulate flowers. The involucre is cylindrical two to four rowed, with the inner involucral bracts twice as long as outer bracts. The receptacle is flat and glabrous. The corolla is yellow, whitish yellow or azure blue. The stamens have saggitate anthers and ovate appendage.[2] Achenes fusiform, transversely rugose, with five broad, rounded ribs. Pappus white.

Species

  • Cephalorrhynchus albiflorus
  • Cephalorrhynchus aucheri
  • Cephalorrhynchus brassicifolius
  • Cephalorrhynchus candolleanus
  • Cephalorrhynchus chitralensis
  • Cephalorrhynchus confertus
  • Cephalorrhynchus cypricus
  • Cephalorrhynchus freyniana
  • Cephalorrhynchus glandulosus
  • Cephalorrhynchus gorganicus
  • Cephalorrhynchus hispidus
  • Cephalorrhynchus kirpicznikovii
  • Cephalorrhynchus kossinskyi
  • Cephalorrhynchus kotschyi
  • Cephalorrhynchus microcephalus
  • Cephalorrhynchus picridiformis
  • Cephalorrhynchus polycladus
  • Cephalorrhynchus rechingeranus
  • Cephalorrhynchus saxatilis
  • Cephalorrhynchus soongoricus
  • Cephalorrhynchus subplumosus
  • Cephalorrhynchus takhtadzhianii
  • Cephalorrhynchus talyschensis
  • Cephalorrhynchus tuberosus

References

  1. ^ Species list - Cephalorrhynchus
  2. ^ N. N. Tzvelev & Andreĭ Aleksandrovich Fedorov, Flora of Russia, ISBN 9054107588 ISBN 978-9054107583

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