Genus Carthamus L.


Summary
Genus number:
2127
Last updated:
11 January 2011
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Carduoideae
Tribe:
Cardueae
Subtribe:
Centaureinae
Common name(s):

safflower
Accession count:

2814 (2484  active, 2360  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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Subdivisions of Carthamus L.
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References:
  1. Bowles, V. G. et al. 2010. A phylogenetic investigation of Carthamus combining sequence and microsatellite data. Pl. Syst. Evol. 287:85-97.
  2. López González, G. 1990. Acerca de la clasificación natural del género Carthamus L., s.l. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47:11-34.
  3. Vilatersana, R. et al. 2000. Karyology, generic delineation and dysploidy in the genera Carduncellus, Carthamus and Phonus (Asteraceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 134:425-438.
  4. Vilatersana, R. et al. 2005. Taxonomic problems in Carthamus (Asteraceae): RAPD markers and sectional classification. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 147:375-383.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=2127. Accessed 17 April 2026.