Femeniasia

Femeniasia balearica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, and it is the only species in the genus Femeniasia.

Femeniasia
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Carduoideae
Tribe:	Cardueae
Subtribe:	Centaureinae
Genus:	Femeniasia Susanna
Species:	F. balearica
Binomial name
Femeniasia balearica (J.J.Rodr.) Susanna
Synonyms[2]
Centaurea balearica J.J.Rodr. Acosta balearica (J.J.Rodr.) Holub Carthamus balearicus (J.J.Rodr.) Greuter Carduncellus balearicus (J.J.Rodr.) G.López

Distribution and conservation

Femeniasia is endemic to the north-western coast of Menorca, Spain.^[3] Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and sandy shores.

Taxonomy

Femenasia balearica was first described by Juan Joaquín Rodríguez y Femenías in 1869 as a species of Centaurea.^[4] A new genus, Femeniasia, was erected for the species in 1987, and the genus remains monotypic.^[3]

References

1. Fraga i Arquimbau, P. (2018). "Carthamus balearicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T195499A102930638. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T195499A102930638.en. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
2. "Femeniasia balearica (J.J.Rodr.)". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
3. Vilatersana, Roser; Susanna, Alfonso; Brochmann, Christian (2007). "Genetic variation in Femeniasia (Compositae, Cardueae), an endemic and endangered monotypic genus from the Balearic Islands (Spain)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 153 (1): 97–107. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00592.x.
4. Susanna de la Serna, Alfonso (1987). "Femeniasia, novus genus Carduearum" (PDF). Collectanea Botanica (Barcelona). 17 (l): 83–88. doi:10.3989/collectbot.1988.v17.158. Archived from the original (PDF abstract) on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2011-11-01.