Crucianella

Crossworts
Crucianella macrostachya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Rubieae
Genus: Crucianella
L.
Type species
Crucianella latifolia
L.
Synonyms
  • Mappia Hablitz ex Ledeb.
  • Rubeola Mill.

Crucianella (common name Crossworts) is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. The species are annual herbs found from the Mediterranean to Central Asia and the Arabian Peninsula.[1] One species (C. angustifolia) is naturalized in northern California, southern Oregon (Josephine County), and Idaho (Clearwater County).[2]

Species

  • Crucianella aegyptiaca L.
  • Crucianella angustifolia L.
  • Crucianella arabica Schönb.-Tem. & Ehrend.
  • Crucianella baldschuanica Krasch.
  • Crucianella bithynica Boiss.
  • Crucianella bouarfae Andreonszkyu
  • Crucianella bucharica B.Fedtsch.
  • Crucianella chlorostachys Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  • Crucianella ciliata Lam.
  • Crucianella disticha Boiss.
  • Crucianella divaricata Korovin
  • Crucianella exasperata Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  • Crucianella filifolia Regel & Schmalh.
  • Crucianella gilanica Trin.
  • Crucianella graeca Boiss.
  • Crucianella hirta Pomel
  • Crucianella imbricata Boiss.
  • Crucianella kurdistanica Malin.
  • Crucianella latifolia L.
  • Crucianella macrostachya Boiss.
  • Crucianella maritima L.
  • Crucianella membranacea Boiss.
  • Crucianella parviflora Ehrend.
  • Crucianella patula L.
  • Crucianella platyphylla Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  • Crucianella sabulosa Korovin & Krasch.
  • Crucianella schischkinii Lincz.
  • Crucianella sintenisii Bornm.
  • Crucianella sorgerae Ehrend.
  • Crucianella suaveolens C.A.Mey.
  • Crucianella transjordanica Rech.f.

References

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