Crucianella

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Rubieae
Genus: Crucianella
Overview of species

C. aegyptiaca – C. angustifolia – C. bithynica – C. bouarfae – C. chlorostachys – C. ciliata – C. disticha – C. exasperata – C. gilanica – C. graeca – C. hirta – C. imbricata – C. kurdistanica – C. latifolia – C. macrostachya – C. maritima – C. membranacea – C. parviflora – C. patula – C. sorgerae – C. suaveolens – C. transjordanica
Name

Crucianella L., 1753.
Synonyms

Rubeola Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4. 1754.
Mappia Hablitz ex Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 2: 403. 1844.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Europe
Southwestern Europe
Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
Southeastern Europe
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
Eastern Europe
Krym.
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
Caucasus
Transcaucasus.
Western Asia
Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
Arabian Peninsula
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Crucianella (common name crossworts) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. 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

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Crucianella
Biota of North America Program, Crucianella angustifolia