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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Tribe: | Corrigioleae |
| Genus: | Telephium L. |
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Telephium are a genus of flowering plants in the family Molluginaceae or Caryophyllaceae, found in Mediterranean parts of Europe, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and western Asia. They are annual or perennial herbs, sometimes becoming woody at their bases. Together with Corrigiola they form the tribe Corrigioleae.
The generic name is derived from a Greek word for a plant thought to be a symbol of reciprocated love ("far-off-lover").
Species
Currently accepted species include:
- Telephium barbeyanum Bornm.
- Telephium eriglaucum F.N.Williams
- Telephium imperati L.
- Telephium oligospermum Steud. ex Boiss.
- Telephium sphaerospermum Boiss.
References
- Sp. Pl.: 271 (1753)
- ^ "Telephium L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- Kubitzki, Klaus; Rohwer, Jens G; Bittrich, Volker, eds. (1993). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants: Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons: Magnoliid, Hamamelid and Caryophyllid Families. Vol. II. p. 225. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5. ISBN 978-3-642-08141-5. S2CID 38606188.
- Harbaugh, Danica T.; Nepokroeff, Molly; Rabeler, Richard K.; McNeill, John; Zimmer, Elizabeth A.; Wagner, Warren L. (2010). "A New Lineage-Based Tribal Classification of the Family Caryophyllaceae". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 171 (2): 185–198. doi:10.1086/648993. S2CID 55826969.
- Gledhill H. 1985. The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521366755
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