| Centranthus | |
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| Flowers of the narrow-leaved valerian  (Centranthus angustifolius)  | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Dipsacales | 
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Valerianoideae | 
| Genus: | Centranthus Neck. ex Lam. & DC.  | 
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
| 
 Kentranthus Neck.  | |
Centranthus is a flowering plant genus comprising herbs and subshrubs native to Southern Europe. It is in the family Caprifoliaceae.[1] There are about twelve species in the genus.[2] Some Centranthus are known as introduced species in other parts of the world, including Centranthus ruber in the western United States[3] and Centranthus macrosiphon in Western Australia.[4]
Centranthus is unusual in having flowers with "handedness", that is, having neither radial nor bilateral symmetry.[5]
Species include:[6]
- Centranthus amazonum Fridlender & A.Raynal [7]
 - Centranthus angustifolius (Mill.) DC. [7] - narrow-leaved valerian
 - Centranthus calcitrapae (L.) Dufr. [7]
 - Centranthus kellereri Stoj., Stef. & T.Georgiev [8]
 - Centranthus lecoqii Jord. [7]
 - Centranthus longiflorus Steven [7]
 - Centranthus macrosiphon Boiss. [7] - long-spurred valerian
 - Centranthus nevadensis Boiss. [7]
 - Centranthus ruber (L.) DC. [7] - red valerian
 - Centranthus trinervis (Viv.) Bég. [7]
 - Centranthus × aurigeranus Giraudias [7]
 
References
- ↑ "Centranthus", The Plant List (version 1.1), retrieved 2014-09-19
 - ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment
 - ↑ USDA Plants Profile
 - ↑ "FloraBase Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
 - ↑ Weberling, Focko (1992). Morphology of Flowers and Inflorescences. Cambridge University Press. p. 19. ISBN 0-521-25134-6.
 - ↑ "Genus Centranthus". The Plant List. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Plants of the World online
 - ↑ Tsymbalyuk, Zoya M.; Ivanova, Daniella; Nitsenko, Lyudmila M. (2021). "Taxonomic significance of palynomorphological characteristics of selected Centranthus (Caprifoliaceae) species". Hacquetia. 20 (2): 243–256. doi:10.2478/hacq-2021-0021.
 
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