Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Asterales > Family Compositae > Tribe Cardueae > Genus Rhaponticoides

Rhaponticoides africana (Lam.) M. V. Agab. & Greuter

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Rhaponticoides*	Vaill.	accepted genus name
*Bielzia*	Schur	heterotypic synonym
*Rhaponticoides africana*	(Lam.) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides alpina*	(L.) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides amasiensis*	(Bornm.) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides amplifolia*	(Boiss. & Heldr.) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides aytachii*	Bağcı, Doğu & Dinç	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides calabrica*	Puntillo & Peruzzi	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides carrissoi*	(Rothm.) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides centaurium*	(L.) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides eriosiphon*	(Emb. & Maire) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides fraylensis*	(Nyman) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides goekceoglui*	Çinbilgel, Eren & H. Duman	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides hajastana*	(Tzvelev) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides hierroi*	Eren	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides iconiensis*	(Hub.-Mor.) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides kasakorum*	(Iljin) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides linaresii*	(Lázaro Ibiza) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides mykalea*	(Hub.-Mor.) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides pythiae*	(Azn. & Bornm.) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides razdorskyi*	(Karjagin) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides ruthenica*	(Lam.) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides taliewii*	(Kleopow) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides tamanianiae*	(M. V. Agab.) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Rhaponticoides wagenitziana*	(Bancheva & Kit Tan) M. V. Agab. & Greuter	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Centaurea africana*	Lam.	basionym
*Centaurea simplex*	Cav.	heterotypic synonym
*Centaurea tagana*	Brot.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Italian: Fiordaliso africano sources: Pignatti, S. 1982: Flora d'Italia 3. – Bologna

Portuguese: centaurea maior; raphontico bastardo; raphontico bastardo do reino; raphontico da terra; rapóntico da terra; rapóntico-bastardo; rapóntico-da-terra; rapontis sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/